An american teen eats 115 gram of sugar less than four times the amount of grams of sugar a healthy teen consumes.

Question

an American teen also consumes 395 grams of sugar more than the amount of grams of sugar a healthy teen consumes. can you please write in a linear equation.

Answer 1

let g = grams of sugar for a healthy teen.

You are equating 4g minus 115 to g plus 395:

 

4g - 115 = g + 395

subtract g and add 115 to both sides

3g = 395 + 115

3g = 510

g = 170 grams of sugar for a healthy teen.