If Jared has 4 less than 3 times the number of trophies Zachary has how many does Jared have?

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KillerBunny
Jun 12, 2018

#J = 3Z-4#

Explanation:

We can't answer the question numerically. All we can say is that, if we call #J# the number of trophies Jares has and #Z# the number of trophies Zachary has, we have

#J = 3Z-4#

In fact, Jared has four less (hence the #-4#) than three times the number of Zac's trophies (hence the #3Z#).

If we knew #Z#, we would also knew #J#, but without any of the two numbers, we can only write the relation between the two quantities.

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