Keith exercises x hours a week. Troy exercises three hours less than Keith and Joe exercises two times more than Troy. Which expression represents the amount of time Joe exercises?

A)

2 (3x)

B)

2x - 3

C)

2x + 3

D)

2 (x - 3)

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Carolina Baxter

2 May, 23:19

Keith exercises x hours a week. Troy exercises three hours less than Keith and Joe exercises two times more than Troy. Which expression represents the amount of time Joe exercises?

A)

2 (3x)

B)

2x - 3

C)

2x + 3

D)

2 (x - 3)

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Reagan Wade · Answer 1

If you would like to know which expression represents the amount of time Joe exercises, you can calculate this using the following steps:

Keith ... x hours a week

Troy ... three hours less than Keith: x - 3

Joe ... two times more than Troy: 2 * (x - 3)

The correct result would be D) 2 * (x - 3).

Keith exercises x hours a week. Troy exercises three hours less than Keith and Joe exercises two times more than Troy. Which expression represents the amount of time Joe exercises?A)2 (3x)B)2x - 3C)2x + 3D)2 (x - 3)

Keith exercises x hours a week. Troy exercises three hours less than Keith and Joe exercises two times more than Troy. Which expression represents the amount of time Joe exercises?

A)

2 (3x)

B)

2x - 3

C)

2x + 3

D)

2 (x - 3)