Question

Please help, here is the question. The product of 4 and a number is 18 more than twice the number.

What is the number? I'm bad at math.

Answer 1

Hello @crazykole and Welcome to OpenStudy! :)

for this question you can try replacing words for numbers
like "number" -> x
"product of 4 and a number" -> 4x
"is" -> "="
"more than" -> "+"
"twice the number" -> 2x

so you can get the equation 4x = 18 + 2x
do you follow? :)

Answer 2

@bajji are you sure it's not 4x = 18 + 2x?

Answer 3

I copy and pasted but yeah I see

Answer 4

so would it be 11

Answer 5

o it's not 11

Answer 6

then we can solve for x from there :)
4x = 18 + 2x try first subtracting 2x from both sides
-2x -2x
then dividing both sides by 2

Answer 7

It wants me to figure out x

Answer 8

yes, that is how :)
4x = 18 + 2x try first subtracting 2x from both sides
-2x -2x so we get...
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2x = 18 + 0

Answer 9

then divide both sides by 2 :)

Answer 10

Its my bad @jigglypuff314 - You are right!

Answer 11

but I don't know what x is like said I'm bad a math

Answer 12

I'm getting there
and I'm telling you how
4x = 18 + 2x try first subtracting 2x from both sides
-2x -2x so we get...
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2x = 18 + 0
do you see how I got that?

Answer 13

oh ok I see

Answer 14

so it's 9 right

Answer 15

Yes! :)

Answer 16

thanks now how do I give you a metal