Question

Juwan is thinking of a number. Twice the sum of Juwan’s number and 12 is equal to four less than three times Juwan’s number. What number is Juwan thinking of?

Answer 1

Let Juwan's number be represented by x.

Twice the sum of Juwan's number and 12 is equal to four less than three times Juwan's number can be written as:

2(x + 12) = 3x - 4

Expanding the left side:

2x + 24 = 3x - 4

Subtracting 2x from both sides:

24 = x - 4

Adding 4 to both sides:

28 = x

Therefore, Juwan is thinking of the number 28.