Question

A larger number is double the sum of 3 and a smaller number. The larger number is 2 less than 3 times the smallernumber. If y represents the larger number and x represents the smaller number, which equations model the situation?Check all that apply.ay-3x-23x-y-23x-y--2Oy-2-3xy= 2(x+3)

Answer 1

The variable y represents the larger number, and the variable x represents the smaller number.

If the larger number is double the sum of 3 and the smaller number, we have the equation:

$y=2(3+x)$

Then, if the larger number is 2 less than 3 times the smaller number, we have:

$y=3x-2$