fr

English

Español

Português

Français

Deutsch

Italiano

Русский

中文(简体)

한국어

日本語

Tiếng Việt

עברית

العربية

Populaire Word Problems >

Use the given information to write an equation. Let x represent the number described in the exercise. If 1717 is subtracted from a number, the result is minus−44. Find the number.

Solution

U se t h e g i v e n in f or ma t i o n t o w r i t e an e q u a t i o n . L e t x re p rese n t t h e n u mb er d escr ib e d in t h e e x erc i se . I f 1717 i s s u b t r a c t e d f ro m a ​ n u mb er, t h e res u lt i s min u s - 44. F in d t h e n u mb er .

Solution

The number : 1761

étapes des solutions

Represent the number with

x

A.T.Q.:

x - 1717 = 44

Solutionner pour

x, x - 1717 = 44 : x = 1761

The number : 1761

Exemples populaires

Six times a number plus twice a second number is four. Twice the first number plus four times the second number is eighteen.six, plus four times a number, is eighteen the sum of two number is 22. Five times one number is equal to six times the second one. What are the numbers?You deposit 28 in an account earning 6% interest compounded monthly. How much will you have in the account in 160 years?An amount of 34,000 is borrowed for 10 years at 5.5% interest, compounded annually. If the loan is paid in full at the end of that period, how much must be paid back?