George claims that at 42 years of age he is 3 years less than 3 times as old as Pam will be one year from now. Pam is 15 right now. What is wrong with George's claim? Write an expression to explain your answer.

5× 1/2 = ? a) more than 5 because you are multiplying by a whole number b) 5/10 because you multiply the numerator and denominator by 5 c) less than 5 because you are multiplying by a number that is more than 1 d) less than 5 because you are multiplying by a number that is less than 1

Under normal conditions, 1.5 feet of snow will melt into 2 inches of water. during a winter season high in the mountains, 301 feet of snow fell. how many inches of water will there be when the snow melts?

Solve this system of equations. 12x − 18y = 27 4x − 6y = 10