Expressions can be represented as equations, and vice versa.
A possible situation is as follows:
<em>John is 15 years old, and his age is 3 more than 5 times his brother's age</em>
The equation is given as:
This means that:
- 15 represents John's age
- P represents his brother's age
- 5 and 3 are the constants that relate their ages
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