Question

Jane spent $42 for shoes. This was $14 less than twice what she spent for a blouse. How much was the blouse

Answer 1

Answer:

28

Step-by-step explanation:

42=2a-14

where a=price of the blouse

42+14=2a

56=2a

a=56/2

a=$28 is the price of the blouse

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Answer 2

Every word problem has an unknown number. In this problem, it is the price of the blouse.  Always let x represent the unknown number.  That is, let x answer the question.

Let x, then, be how much she spent for the blouse.  The problem states that "This" -- that is, $42 -- was $14 less  than two times x.

Here is the equation:

2x − 14  =  42.

 

2x  =  42 + 14   (Lesson 9)

 

  =  56.

 

x  =  56

2

 

  =  28.