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Priscilla has a number riddle for her friends. She wants them to guess what number she is thinking of. She tells them that her number can be represented by the x
in the equation 3x−10=26
. Her friends guess {6, 12, 13, 36}
. Using substitution, which guess was the correct number?(1 point)
Responses

12
12

36
36

13
13

6

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Solve 3x − 10 = 26:
3x = 26 + 10 = 36, so x = 36/3 = 12.

Check by substitution: 3(12) − 10 = 36 − 10 = 26.

Correct guess: 12.