Question

1. Charlie has 3 times as many baseball cards as Ramon. If Ramon has x number of baseball cards, how many does Charlie have? 2. Emily has 3 more bracelets than Amy. If Amy has x number of bracelets, how many does Emily have? Are these situations represented by the same expression? Explain why or why not.

Answer 1

Answer:

The number of baseball cards Charlie have is;

$3x$

Explanation:

Given that:

Charlie has 3 times as many baseball cards as Ramon.

If Ramon has x number of baseball cards.

Since x repressent the number of baseball cards Ramon has and Charlie has 3 times as many baseball cards as Ramon.

It means that Charlie has 3 times of x;

$\begin{gathered} 3\times x \\ =3x \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the number of baseball cards Charlie have is;

$3x$