Question

while shopping for clothes, Daniel spent $26 less than 2 times what curtis spent. Daniel spent $10. write and solve an equation to find how much curtis spent. let x represent how much curtis spent

Answer 1

while shopping for clothes, Daniel spent $26 less than 2 times what curtis spent. Daniel spent $10. write and solve an equation to find how much curtis spent. let x represent how much curtis spent​

Let

x ------> amount that Curtis spent

we have that

10=2x-26 ------> equation that represent this situation

solve for x

2x=10+26

2x=36

x=$18

therefore

Curtis spent $18