Write an algebraic expression for the quantities being compared.
-The first angle of a triangle is double the third angle. The second angle of a triangle is 34 degrees less than the third angle.
A) first angle $= 2 x$
second angle $= x - 34$
third angle $= x$
B) first angle $= x - 34$
second angle $= 2 x$
third angle $= x$
C) first angle $= 2 x + 34$
second angle $= x - 34$
third angle $= x$
D) first angle $= x$
second angle $= x - 34$
third angle $= 2 x$

Question

Write an algebraic expression for the quantities being compared.
-The first angle of a triangle is double the third angle. The second angle of a triangle is 34 degrees less than the third angle. 
A) first angle $= 2 x$
second angle $= x - 34$
third angle $= x$
B) first angle $= x - 34$
second angle $= 2 x$
third angle $= x$
C) first angle $= 2 x + 34$
second angle $= x - 34$
third angle $= x$
D) first angle $= x$
second angle $= x - 34$
third angle $= 2 x$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The first angle is double the third angle, so if the third angle is $x$, the first angle is $2x$. The second angle is 34 degrees less than the third angle, so it is $x - 34$.

Write an Algebraic Expression for the Quantities Being Compared =2x= 2 x=2x

Write an Algebraic Expression for the Quantities Being Compared $= 2 x$