Math Question: Step by Step

Question:

When 3,467 is subtracted from twice a number the result is 14,000. What is the number?

Steps

1. Find your variables

2. Write out your equation and solve

3. Once your equation is written, get your 'x' variable by itself by adding the number adjacent to the 'x' from both sides of the = sign. In this example, the number you would be adding is 3,467.

4. The 'x' variable in this equation happens to be squared. To get the 'x' alone, you must square root the sum you received after doing Step 3.

5. Once you have finished square rooting, you must square your answer to the second power.

6. This will resolve with your final answer. Examples: x=?

7. Lastly, check your answer by plugging in the final variable into your first equation in Step 2.

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