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)

Question

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

13
13

6
6

12
12

36

GPT 3.5 · Answer

The correct number is 12. Substituting 12 for x in the equation 3x - 10 = 26 gives us 3(12) - 10 = 26, which simplifies to 36 - 10 = 26. Therefore, the correct number is 12.