Question

One number is five more than another, and their sum is three less than three times the smaller. Find the numbers.

Answer 1

The answer is B, because if you were to write it out first you could modify the equation to look like that and still be true.

Answer 2

Answer:

B. $2x+5=3x-3$.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the smaller number.

We have been one number is five more than another. The another number would be: $x+5$.

Sum of both numbers would be $x+x+5=2x+5$

Three times the smaller number would be  $3x$.

Three less than three times the smaller number would be  $3x-3$.

We have been given that their sum is three less than three times the smaller. We can represent this information in an equation as: $2x+5=3x-3$.

Therefore, option B is the correct choice.