Kevin and Brittany write an equation to represent the following relationship, and both students solve their equation. Who found

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Kevin and Brittany write an equation to represent the following relationship, and both students solve their equation. Who found

the correct equation and solution? Why is the other person incorrect?
5 times the difference of a number and 20 is the same as half the sum of 4 more than 4 times a number.

Mathematics

1 answer:

Vadim26 [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-22T15:41:34+03:00

Vadim26 [7]3 years ago

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Kevin, because the problem says the difference of a number (x) and 20, and since 20 is mentioned second, it would therefore be the second number in the problem