28 is the answer.
If you substitute 28 for y, the equation would be accurate.
So we start by getting x on one side of the equals sign
2x-14=10
+14 +14
2x=24
divide them both by 2 to get x by itself
x=12
Answer:
D
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer: 53
Step-by-step explanation:
The original square had a dimension of x and x was reduced by 2 which means x-2 and 3 was added so the formula will be x-2+3=54 and to work that out you have to do it backwards.
54-3=51
51+2=53
So the original dimension was 53inches