Question

Item 18 The distance between Cleveland, Ohio, and St. Louis, Missouri, is 3 miles less than 2 times the distance between St. Louis and Chicago, Illinois. Let d be the distance between St. Louis and Chicago. Which expression can you use to represent the distance between Cleveland and St. Louis?

Answer 1

Answer:

d = 2x-3

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

The distance between St. Louis and Chicago is d. We need to find the expression for the distance between Cleveland, Ohio, and St. Louis, Missouri. Let it is x. So,

ATQ,

The distance between Cleveland, Ohio, and St. Louis, Missouri, is 3 miles less than 2 times the distance between St. Louis and Chicago.

d = 2x-3

So, above is the expression for the distance between Cleveland, Ohio, and St. Louis, Missouri.