Question

The difference of a number and 13 equals forty-eight

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation

let's make the number, x, because it is unknown

then minus 13 from x ,like so:

x-13

because difference means minus

then x-13= 48

Equation solving:

what you would do to solve this is bring the 13 to the right side and to do this you'd have to change the minus sign to a plus like this:

x-13=48

x=48+13

then you simply solve the sum

x=61

now we know the unknown number(x) is 61

Answer 2

Answer: The number is 61.

Explanation:

We can create a mathematical equation to represent the given sentence.

The difference means subtraction.

Let "a number" be equal to n.

Given:

n - 13 = 48

Add 13 to both sides of the equation.

n = 61