> $5 dollar less on dinner than James spent
> 3 more than twice as many ringtones as Mary
Are these expressions including a "greater than" sign,
or were you merely using the > to designate a place marker?
If the expressions are including greater than then:
"greater than $5 less on dinner than James spent"
Let D = amount you are looking to spend
Let J = amount James spent
D > J - 5
"greater than 3 more than twice as many ringtones as Mary"
Let R = number of ringtones you are looking for
Let M = number of Mary's ringtones
R > 2M + 3
does that help.
