Brendan has six less than five times the number of pencils that Riley has. Let p represent the number of pencils Riley has. Writ

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e an algebraic expression that represents the number of pencils Brendan has in terms of p, the number of pencils that Riley has.

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bonufazy [111] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-29T06:13:46+03:00

Answer: 5p - 6

Step-by-step explanation:

Brendan has six less than five times the number of pencils that Riley has.

P = the number of pencils Riley has.

The algebraic expression that represents the number of pencils Brendan has in terms of p, the number of pencils that Riley has would be:

= (5 × p) - 6

= 5p - 6

For example, if Riley has 5 pencils, the number of pencils that Brendan would have would be:

= 5p - 6.

= 5(5) - 6

= 25 - 6

= 19 pencils