Question

Sarah was thinking of a number. Sarah subtracts 1.7 from the number and gets an answer of 14. Form an equation with x from the information.

Answer 1

x - 1.7 = 14

Explanation:

Sarah thought of a number: x

Then she subtracted 1.7 FROM it: x - 1.7

and gets an answer if 14: x - 1.7 = 14

so the equation is x - 1.7 = 14