Question

An emu that measures 22 inches in height is 14 inches less than 2 times the height of a stuffed toy canary. What is the height of the stuffed toy canary? Jesus thinks the height of the canary is 18 inches. Is this true or false?

Answer 1

Answer: The height of the stuffed toy canary is 18 inches so Jesus is right.

Explanation:

We can represent the first statement by the equation 22= 2x - 14 where x is the height of the stuffed toy canary so solve for x

22 = 2x -14 Add 14 to both sides

+14 +14

36 = 2x Divide both sides by 2

x = 18

Jesus is right.