Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 6 - Section 6.5 - Translating Words into Algebraic Symbols - Exercises - Page 248: 19

Answer

$$30 - 2x = 4$$

Work Step by Step

We can call our unknown number "$x$". Twice a number can be written as "$2x$" So, $30-2x=4$
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