just please tell me the equations statement (twenty less than a number is 54 and the sum of a number is 12 is 27)
I'll do the first one.
n - 20 = 54
Now it's your turn. I'll be glad to check your answer for the second problem.
No wrong question you write
To solve the problem, we need to translate the given statements into equations. Let's call the unknown number "x".
The first statement says "twenty less than a number is 54". We can express this as:
x - 20 = 54
The second statement says "the sum of a number and 12 is 27". We can express this as:
x + 12 = 27
Now we have two equations:
1. x - 20 = 54
2. x + 12 = 27
To find the value of "x", we can solve this system of equations. We can start by solving the first equation for "x":
x = 54 + 20
x = 74
Now, we substitute this value of "x" into the second equation to check if it satisfies the condition:
74 + 12 = 27
86 = 27
Since 86 is not equal to 27, the value of "x" we found is not correct. There seems to be an error in the problem statement since the equations are not consistent.