Question

How do you write the phrase into algebraic expressions: three more cookies than are in the jar?

Answer 1

`x+3`

Explanation:

We don't know how many cookies are in the jar, so we can use a variable.

`"There are"` `x` `"cookies in the jar"`

We are also told that there are 3 more cookies than there are in the jar, so we would just add `3`.

`"There are"` `3` `"more than"` `x` `"cookies in the jar"`

Now to rewrite algebraically:

`x + 3`