Question

There are 50 members in the North Carolina.this is 70 fewer than the number in North Carolina House of Representatives.how many members are in the North Carolina house representatives?

Answer 1

Given data:

Number of members in North Carolina = 50

Unknown:

Number of members in North Carolina house of representatives = ?

To solve this problem, the second sentence is very important; let us construe it.

  Let the number of members in North Carolina house of representatives  = N

Then,

     Number of members in North Carolina  = N - 70  

Since it is 70 fewer;

     So, input the given number of members in North Carolina;

                      50 = N - 70

                           N  = 50 + 70  = 120

Number of members in North Carolina house of representatives is 120.