CPM Homework Help : ACC7 Problem 9-39

Quintrell was writing a “Guess My Number” game. He decided to write the clues in a different way. He wrote, “When $\mathit{35}$ is added to my number, the answer is $\mathit{4}$ times my original number plus $\mathit{8}$ . What is my number?” Use the 5-D Process to find Quintrell’s number.

Hint:

Using the 5-D Process, Define, Do, and then Decide for the expression, then Declare your answer.

Define:

$\text{Quintrell's Number}=x$

Do:

$35+x=4x+8$

Decide:

What is Quintrell's number?

Answer:

Declare: Quintrell's number is $9$ . Be sure to know why.