Q:

Juan has c cheesecakes. Clarence has 5 less than 3 times as many cheesecakes as Juan has and Darlene has 2 more than half as many cheesecakes as Clarence has. Find an expression in terms of $c$ for the total number of cheesecakes Juan, Clarence, and Darlene have.

Accepted Solution

A:
C= Clarence, J= Juan, and D= Darlene
C= 3J-5
D= C/2+2
J= c