Diego applied to x colleges. If Nikki applied to 3 times as many colleges as Diego did, how many colleges did Nikki apply to?Choose 1 answer:(A) 3(B) x+3(C) 3x(D) 3x+3
Q. Diego applied to x colleges. If Nikki applied to 3 times as many colleges as Diego did, how many colleges did Nikki apply to?Choose 1 answer:(A) 3(B) x+3(C) 3x(D) 3x+3
Denoting the number of colleges: Let's denote the number of colleges Diego applied to as x. According to the problem, Nikki applied to 3 times as many colleges as Diego. To find out how many colleges Nikki applied to, we need to multiply the number of colleges Diego applied to by 3.Calculation: Nikki's colleges = 3× Diego's colleges = 3×x
Calculating Nikki's colleges: Now we need to match our calculation with the given answer choices. The calculation we performed was 3×x, which means Nikki applied to 3 times the number of colleges that Diego applied to.
Matching the calculation with answer choices: Looking at the answer choices, we can see that the correct answer that matches our calculation is (C) 3x. This is because it represents 3 times the number of colleges Diego applied to, which is x.
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