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
Understand Relationship: Understand the relationship between the number of colleges Diego applied to and the number Nikki applied to.Diego applied to x colleges. Nikki applied to 3 times as many colleges as Diego. This means we need to multiply the number of colleges Diego applied to by 3 to find out how many Nikki applied to.
Write Expression: Write the expression that represents the number of colleges Nikki applied to.Since Nikki applied to 3 times as many colleges as Diego, we represent this as 3 times x, which is written as 3x.
Choose Correct Answer: Choose the correct answer from the given options.The expression 3x represents the number of colleges Nikki applied to. Therefore, the correct answer is (C) 3x.
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