Take a number. Double the number. Subtract 6 from the result and divide the answer by 2. The quotient will be 20. What is the number?

Question

Take a number. Double the number. Subtract 6 from the result and divide the answer by 2. The quotient will be 20. What is the number?

Answer 1

_{Hi, Drewana.}

 

(2N - 6)/2 = 20

 

multiply both sides by 2:

 

2N - 6 = 40

2N = 46

N = 23