Question

Write an equation. Let x be the unknown number.thirteen less than twice a number is 10.

Answer 1

SOLUTION

Given the question in the question tab, the following are the solution steps to get the correct equation.

Step 1: Interpret the statements

$\begin{gathered} x=\text{unknown number} \\ \text{twice the number implies multiplying by 2}\Rightarrow2x \\ \text{thirteen less than twice the number implies subtraction}\Rightarrow2x-13 \\ \text{thirteen less than twice the number is 10}\Rightarrow2x-13=10 \end{gathered}$

Hence, the correct equation for the statements is given as:

$2x-13=10$