Question

Eduardo is solving this number riddle by using guess and check.

Thirteen less than my number is twenty-nine. What is my number?



This is a
problem.
Eduardo must find
.
To use guess and check, Eduardo can
13 from
.

Thirteen less than
is twenty-nine.

Answer 1

subtraction, n - 13 is 29, subtract, different numbers, 42.

Answer 2

The number is 42

Explanation:

Let the number be
`x`

According to the problem,

`x - 13 = 29`

⇒
`x = 29 + 13`

⇒
`x = 42`

Hence, the number is 42.