Maya's car is 3 inches less than 2 times the length of Nate's car. The sum of the lengths of both cars is 26 inches. Write an equation to determine the lengths of Nate's and Maya's cars.
1. x + 3 − 2x = 26 2. x + 2x = 26 3. 2x − 3 = 26 4. x + 2x − 3 = 26
x + 2x − 3 = 26 Step-by-step explanation: Let x ------> the length of Nate's car y ------> the length of Maya's car we know that x+y=26 -----> equation A y=2x-3 ----> equation B substitute equation B in equation A and solve for x x+(2x-3)=26 3x=26+3 x=29/3 in Find the value of y y=2(29/3)-3 y=(58/3)-3 y= 49/3 in
