Question

Lori can do 42 push-ups. This is ten less than twice the amount of push-ups her sister can do. How many push-ups can her sister do.

16

24

18

26

Answer 1

her sister can do 16 push ups

Answer 2

Her sister can do 26 push ups. The equation used would be 42=2x-10 because the amount of push ups Lori can do (42) is equal to twice the amount her sister can do (x) minus 10.