Question

Peyton and Eli are playing, “Guess my number!” Peyton says, “Guess my number. If you add my number to itself and then add 4 more, you get the same result as if you subtract 3 from my number and then multiply the difference by 2.” Eli thought about this for a minute and then said, “That’s impossible!” Is Eli correct? Explain

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer: It's impossible

Step-by-step explanation: We can set up an equation to represent this: 2x+4=2(x-3). Trying to solve this equation yields 0=-10, which shows that the equation will be false no matter what value of x we pick.