One quarter of the difference of a number and 3 is 2. Find the number.

Answer 1

Let's call the number we are trying to find "x".

We know that the difference of a number and 3 is x - 3.

If one quarter of that difference is 2, we can write the equation:

1/4(x - 3) = 2

To solve for x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 4:

x - 3 = 8

Then, we can add 3 to both sides:

x = 11

Therefore, the number we are trying to find is 11.