Question

14. Joe has 3 more than half the number of pets his

friend does. Joe has 4 pets. He represented this
situation with the following equation: 4 = 3 + x.
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To figure out how many pets his friend has, Joe wants
to subtract a number from four. He will then multiply the
result by a number to determine how many pets his
friend has.
What number should Joe subtract?
What number should Joe multiply by?
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Answer 1

3 and 1 respectively.

Explanation:

Subtract 3 from 4.

4 = 3 + x

4 - 3 = x

1 = x

Multiply 1 by 1.

The no. of pets friend has = 1