Question

Hall and Mindy are playing a guessing game. Hall tells Mindy: ""The difference between 17 and the square root of my mystery number is 5"". What are two possible numbers that Hall could be thinking of?

Answer 1

Answer:

The possible number that Hall could be thinking of is 144.

Step-by-step explanation:

Difference between 17 and the square root of my mystery number

This is represented by:

$17 - \sqrt{x}$

is 5

Then:

$17 - \sqrt{x} = 5$

What are two possible numbers that Hall could be thinking of?

We have to solve the equation, for x. So

$17 - \sqrt{x} = 5$

$\sqrt{x} = 12$

$(\sqrt{x})^2 = (12)^2$

$x = 144$

The possible number that Hall could be thinking of is 144.