Question

Fifteen subtracted from twice a number gives 41, find the number.

a) 13
b) 18
c) 28
d) 43

Answer 1

To solve for the number, set up the equation 2x - 15 = 41 and solve for x. The number is 28 (option c).

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number, we set up an equation based on the given information. Let's assume the number is 'x'.

Twice the number is 2x, and when we subtract fifteen from it, we get 2x - 15. We know that this expression is equal to 41, so we can write the equation as 2x - 15 = 41.

Next, we solve the equation for x.

Adding 15 to both sides of the equation, we get 2x = 56. Dividing both sides by 2, we find that x = 28.

Therefore, the number is 28 (option c).