If the word,"if," in math mean multiply and,"is," means equal, what does the word,"was'" mean???
EX: Four times a number was 22 greater than twice the number.
4x = 2x + 22 is what those words indicate. I don't think "if" necessarily means multiply.
I think that was a typo for "of", as in 20% of 50 is 10
As for "was" it usually arises when describing a quantity which has changed for some reason, as in
A was half as old as B 5 years ago. Now he's 10 years younger. How old are A and B?
In this context, the word "was" signifies the past tense of the verb "is," which typically means equal. However, in this case, "was" does not have a specific mathematical meaning. It is simply used to relate two quantities in the given sentence.
Let's break down the example sentence you provided: "Four times a number was 22 greater than twice the number."
To solve this problem mathematically, we can assign a variable to represent the unknown number. Let's call it "x."
The sentence can be translated into an equation as follows:
4 * x = 2 * x + 22
Here's how to interpret this equation:
- "Four times a number" is expressed as 4 * x.
- "Was 22 greater than twice the number" means that 4 times the number was equal to 22 more than twice the number, so it becomes 2 * x + 22.
To find the value of the unknown number (x), we can solve the equation:
4 * x = 2 * x + 22
By solving this equation, we can determine the value of x:
4x - 2x = 22
2x = 22
x = 11
So the number in this problem is 11.