Question

My question is,

"The midpoint between x and 27 is -3. Find x."

25 points if you get this correct.

Answer 1

The answer is going to be -33

Answer 2

The number x that is midway between x and 27, and has a midpoint of -3, is -33

midpoint = (x + 27) / 2

We also know that the midpoint is equal to -3, so we can set these two expressions equal to each other and solve for x:

-3 = (x + 27) / 2

Multiplying both sides by 2 gives:

-6 = x + 27

Subtracting 27 from both sides gives:

x = -33