Question

Tony’s fish weighs five pounds more than three times the weight of Mary’s fish. Let t represent the weight of Tony’s fish, and let m represent the weight of Mary’s fish.

Which expression below best represents the weight of Tony’s fish?

Answer 1

t = 5 + 3m is the required expression that represents weight of Tony fish

Solution:

Let "t" represent the weight of Tony’s fish, and let "m" represent the weight of Mary’s fish

To find: expression that represents the weight of Tony's fish

According to given information,

Tony’s fish weighs five pounds more than three times the weight of Mary’s fish

Here the word "times" represents multiplication and "more than" represents addition

Weight of Tony fish = 5 + three times the weight of Mary’s fish

Weight of Tony fish = 5 + 3(m)

t = 5 + 3m

Thus the required expression is found out