Mateo's home is x miles away from school. If Lexi's home is twice as far from school as Mateo's home, which of the following expressions represents the distance between Lexi's home and school, in miles?Choose 1 answer:(A) x−2(B) x+2(C) 2x(D) 2x
Q. Mateo's home is x miles away from school. If Lexi's home is twice as far from school as Mateo's home, which of the following expressions represents the distance between Lexi's home and school, in miles?Choose 1 answer:(A) x−2(B) x+2(C) 2x(D) 2x
Understand Relationship Distances: Understand the relationship between the distances from school to Mateo's and Lexi's homes. Mateo's home is x miles away from school. Lexi's home is twice as far from school as Mateo's home. This means that Lexi's distance is 2 times Mateo's distance.
Write Lexi's Distance Expression: Write the expression for Lexi's distance from school.Since Lexi's home is twice as far, we multiply Mateo's distance by 2.Lexi's distance = 2× Mateo's distanceLexi's distance = 2×x
Identify Correct Answer: Identify the correct answer from the given options.The expression 2×x corresponds to option (C) which is 2x.
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