Question

Ame:

Period:
Writing and Solving Equations HW
. Thirty-two increased by 4 times a number is negative twelve. What is the
number?

Answer 1

The number is -11.

Explanation:

In order to solve the equation "Thirty-two increased by 4 times a number is negative twelve," you can set up the equation and solve for the unknown number.

This can be represented as follows:

`\sf 32 + 4x = -12`

where x is the unknown number.

Now, let's solve for x.

Subtract 32 from both sides:

`\sf 4x = -12 - 32`

`\sf 4x = -44`

Divide both sides by 4:

`\sf x = (-44)/(4)`

`\sf x = -11`

So, the solution for the number is -11.