Question

How do you write an algebraic expression that models the word phrase "two times what pam's age was four years ago "?

Answer 1

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

First, let's call Pam's age: `a`

Then we can write "Pam's age four years ago" as"

`a - 4`

"Two times" this would then be written as:

`2(a - 4)`