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choose a variable to represent the unknown number and write the correct equation
"The sum of two times a number and ten is equal to forty-four"

2007-09-10 16:19:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

2x+10=44

2007-09-10 16:29:07 · answer #1 · answered by Computer Guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

let the number be x

so two times a number is 2 times x = 2x

2x + 10 = 44
2x = 44 -10
2x = 34
x = 17

2007-09-10 23:27:41 · answer #2 · answered by Cece 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

2x+10=44

x for the unknown number.
the answer for x is 17

2007-09-10 23:28:23 · answer #3 · answered by Tim S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋