Claire and Ashley are soccer players. Throughout the last soccer season, Claire scored three times as many goals as Ashley did.

The expression 3a could represent the number of goals that Claire scored throughout the last soccer season with a representing the number of goals that Ashley scored.

Write another expression that could be used to represent the number of goals that Ashley scored throughout the last soccer season and explain what the variable represents.

Paula makes stained-glass windows and sells them to boutique stores. if her costs total $12,000 per year plus $4 per window for the frame. how many windows must she produce to earn a profit of at least $48,000 in one year if she sells the windows for $28 each? 1. define a variable for the situation. 2. write an inequality that represents her profit. note: revenue is money coming in. cost is money going out. profit is the difference between the revenue and the cost. in other words: revenue - costs profit 3.using words, describe how many windows she must sell to have a profit of at least $48,000.