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

36
36

6
6

12
12

13
13

GPT 3.5 · Answer

The correct number is 12. Substitute 12 for x in the equation 3x - 10 = 26: 3(12) - 10 = 26 36 - 10 = 26 26 = 26 Therefore, x = 12 is the correct number.