Question

8. Mark chose a number between 0.437 and 0.436 and multiplied it by 4. Then, he

subtracted 20 from this product. Next, he took three-fourths of this difference and got y.
Finally, he took the original number, added twelve to it, tripled it, and subtracted it from y.
What was his final answer?
A. -56
B. -51
C. 16
D. 21
E. Not enough information

Answer 1

The answer is -51

Explanation:

Answer 2

y=¾(4x-20)

y=3x-15

Final answer= y - 3(x+12)

=y - 3x-36

=3x-15-3x-36

= -51