Question

As part of a school contest, a girl and a boy are playing a math game. The girl must pick a number between 1 and 50 and give the boy clues so he can write an equation to find her number. The girl says, "If I subtract 5 from my number, multiply that quantity by 4, and then add 7 to the result, I get 35."

A.) What question can the boy write based on the girls clues?

B.) What is the girl's number?

Answer 1

let the girls number be x

((x-5)*4)+7=35

4x-20+7= 35 ------> equation A.)

4x-13=35

4x=48

x=12 -----------------> girl's number B.)

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Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

let the girls number be x

((x-5)*4)+7=35

4x-20+7= 35 ------> equation A.)

4x-13=35

4x=48

x=12 -----------------> girl's number B.)

hope you find this helpful.