Question

express your answer in terms of the symbols b and s.
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25 = b + s
previous answers
correct
part c
now consider just the second sentence of the multistep word problem.
sentence 2: if four times the brothers age is subtracted from three times the sisters age, the difference is 40.
give an equation that represents this statement using b as the age of the brother and s as the age of the sister.
express your answer in terms of s and b.
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40 =

Explanation:

Step1: Translate "three times sister's age"

$3s$

Step2: Translate "four times brother's age"

$4b$

Step3: Set up difference equals 40

$3s - 4b$

Answer:

$3s - 4b$