the sum of twice a number and 8 is 44. what is the number?

Answer 1

Let's represent the missing number with the variable x.

Then we can write "twice a number" as: 2x

To show "the sum of twice a number and 8", we could write: 2x + 8

The text, "is 44", could be written as: = 44

Combining these expressions gives us: 2x + 8 = 44

You can solve this equation for x using inverse operations:

2x + 8 = 44

2x + 8 - 8 = 44 -8

2x = 36

2x/2 = 36/2

x = 18

The missing number is 18 .