Question

The product of two and four more than three times a number is 20.what is the number? 2

Answer 1

the number is answered by me is 4

Answer 2

Answer: x = 2

Step-by-step explanation:

The given equation is,

2×(3x+4) = 20

6x+8 = 20

6x = 20-8

6x = 12

x = $\frac{12}{6}$

x = 2

• Here in these kind of questions we must analyse the question with most care, and try to understand the correct sequence of writing the equation.
• In this particular question the mentioned that product of two and four more than three times a number is 20. which means whenever we hear 'more than' it should be considered as addition.
• let the number be 'x' , now the equation can be written as,

         2×(3x+4) = 20.

• These kind of questions are more often seen in aptitude tests as they want the equation to be more tricky.

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