Question

The difference of one half a number x and 3 is 14

Answer 1

Answer:

x = 36

Step-by-step explanation:

You can write this equation to represent this problem:

$\frac{1}{2}x-3=14$

Then, just solve for x:

$\frac{1}{2}x=14+3\\\frac{1}{2}x=17\\x=36$