SAT ? of the Day

Read the following SAT test question, then click on a button to select your answer.

If x + 2x is 5 more than y + 2y, then x – y =

1. –5


2. 


3. 


4. 


5. 5

The statement given in words translates into the equation x + 2x = y + 2y + 5. This simplifies to 3x = 3y + 5. Then 3x – 3y = 5, and so 3(x – y) = 5.

It follows that x – y = .

Difficulty: Hard