The product of 66 and a number is the same as 3232 less twicetwice that same number. Find the number.

Question

The product of 66 and a number is the same as 3232 less twicetwice that same number. Find the number.

Answer 1

When you look at word problems you have to distinguish the words that give you the equation symbol. Here product is multiplication and "is" is equal, less is subtraction. Therefore you can rewrite the equation as:

 

number * 66 = 2*number - 3232