Question

Four times the difference of 17 and a number is 84. What is the number?

Answer 1

`x = 101`

Explanation:

Express the statement as a formula.
`(x-17) = 84`
Note that it is `(x-17)` not `(17 - x)` because `84` is positive and larger than `17`
So `x =84 + 17 = 101`