{"id":133547,"date":"2024-08-23T19:11:40","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T19:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=133547"},"modified":"2024-08-23T19:11:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T19:11:42","slug":"kwames-uncle-is-seventeen-less-than-three-times-kwames-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/23\/kwames-uncle-is-seventeen-less-than-three-times-kwames-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Kwame\u2019s uncle is seventeen less than three times Kwame\u2019s age"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kwame\u2019s uncle is seventeen less than three times Kwame\u2019s age. Which of the equations represents Kwame\u2019s uncle\u2019s age (u) as it relates to Kwame\u2019s age (k)?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.<br>u=17-3k<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.<br>k=3u-17<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C.<br>k=17-3u<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D.<br>u=3k-17<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct equation is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>D. u=3k\u221217u = 3k &#8211; 17u=3k\u221217<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find Kwame\u2019s uncle\u2019s age (u) in terms of Kwame\u2019s age (k), the problem states that the uncle&#8217;s age is 17 years less than three times Kwame&#8217;s age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This relationship can be expressed as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Three times Kwame\u2019s age: 3k3k3k<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Subtract 17 years from this value: 3k\u2212173k &#8211; 173k\u221217<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So, the uncle\u2019s age (u) is given by the equation:u=3k\u221217u = 3k &#8211; 17u=3k\u221217<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correct answer:<\/strong> D<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kwame\u2019s uncle is seventeen less than three times Kwame\u2019s age. Which of the equations represents Kwame\u2019s uncle\u2019s age (u) as it relates to Kwame\u2019s age (k)? 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