1. Which situation can be represented by 3s=55-5? A Three loaves of bread cost $5 less than 5 loaves of
bread. What is the cost of a loaf of bread?
B Three times a number is the same as five times the
difference of the number and 5. What is the number?
C Three times Leah's age is the same as her age
multiplied by 5 and then increased by 5. What is Leah's
age?
D The length of a side of an equilateral triangle is s
units. The perimeter of the triangle is equal to 5 times
the length of a side increased by 5 units. What is the
length of a side of the triangle?