meowdolgov
meowdolgov meowdolgov
  • 14-05-2018
  • Mathematics
contestada

Nick thought of a counting number, and then he added the next counting number to it. He got the sum of 79. What was Nick's number?

Respuesta :

coulmanemily
coulmanemily coulmanemily
  • 14-05-2018
x + x+1 = 79
2x + 1 - 1 = 79 - 1
2x = 78
2x/2 = 78/2
x=39
Nick's number was 39
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Out of 30 students are surveyed 17 have a dog based on these results predict how many of the 300 students in the school have a dog
Who was Jane Addams? A. the first woman to write for a major newspaper B. a muckraker who helped bring down Boss Tweed C. the founder of Hull House to aid immig
Workers load a 500kg safe onto an elevator that lifts it 90m to the twentieth floor of a building. How much work did the elevator do on the safe?
Who would the Egyptian people blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
what is the term for the heads of noble families in Japan
what keeps the economy going in the Caribbean?
William Tweed’s legacy is best compared to which of the following? A.) a famous inventor who developed a new tool for factories B.) a philanthropist who worked
What is 11/12 minus 3/4?
What is the greatest prime factor of 24 and 32?
what major city is the farthest south in South America