Paulo and Marie are collecting quarters. The number of quarters Paulo has is 3 times 5 fewer than the number of quarters Marie h

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as. Let m be the number of quarters Marie has. What expression represents the number of quarters Paulo has?

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Firlakuza [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-11-27T17:06:31+03:00

Answer:

Paulo = 3m - 5

Step-by-step explanation:

m = number of quarters Marie has

The number of quarters Paulo has is 3 times 5 fewer than the number of quarters Marie has

3 times number of quarters Marie has = 3 * m

= 3m

5 fewer than the number of quarters Marie has

3m - 5

Paulo = 3m - 5