Alice thought of a number, added 9, divide by 3, subtract 2, multiply by 4 to give and answer of 8, what is the starting number?

Question

 Alice thought of a number, added 9, divide by 3, subtract 2, multiply by 4 to give and answer of 8, what is the starting number?

Answer 1

You wrote Alice thought of a number, added 9, divide by 3, subtract 2, multiply by 4 to give and answer of 8, what is the starting number?

 

All of the verbs (divide, subtract, multipy) should be in past tense, to agree with the past tense introduced by 'Alice thought...'

 

if Alice dreamed of x, then what she did was 4[(x+9)/3 - 2] = 8 which is an equation that you can solve for x.

Answer 2

Michael, work backward.

 

8/4 = 2

 

2 + 2 = 4

 

4(3) = 12

 

12 - 9 = 3

 

Let's check...

 

3 + 9 = 12

 

12/3 = 4

 

4 - 2 = 2

 

2(4) = 8

 

Boom.