For a bake sale Yolanda made 3 less than 5 times as many loaves of bread as her brother, Xander. If Y is the number of loaves Yolanda made and x os the number os loaves Xander made, which equation shows this relationship?
A) Y=5x-3
B)Y-3=5x
C)Y=5+x-3
D)Y=5(x-3)
Is it A?
you know you will need "-3" at the end because of the "three less than ...".
Three less than what? 5 times X, or 5X.
So, A: 5X-3 is the answer.