Mara’s age is 5 less than four times Brandy’s age. Let x represent Brandy’s age, and let y represent Mara’s age. Which ordered pair (x, y) makes the equation y = 4x – 5 true?
A. (9, 33) B. (7, 22) C. (6, 17) D. (5, 15)
It's really simple: plug and chug and trial and error. The answer is d because:
4(5) - 5 = 15
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