How would you a solve a problem like this? Though it’s simple, I don’t know where to start.  One number exceeds a number by 4. The sum of the number is 10. What are the numbers?

Q: Six more than the quotent of a number and 4 is 8.

A: let that number is x and quotient of the number and 4 be x4

Q: Nine more than the quotient of a number and 5 is equal to 2

A: Let the number be x

Q: Steve the Storyteller had 5 times as many red balloons as black balloons. After he gave away 40 red…

A: Steve the Storyteller had 5 times as many red balloons as black balloons.

Q: n instructor counts the final grade three times as much as regular tests and each quiz 1⁄2 as much…

A: Regular test numbers 65, 72, 86, 98, 80. Average regular test grade = (65+72+ 86+98+80)/5 = 80.2…

Q: The sum of two consecutive integers is 41. What are the integers?

A: Let the first integer = x Let the second integer = x +1

Q: Nanh’s box has a rectangular base that is 338 square inches on the inside of the box. Nanh has the…

A: The objective of the question is to find the length and width of the box given that the area of the…

Q: Thrice the difference of a number and 3 is 7 more than that number. Find the number. *

A: Let x be the number.Then form an equation in x by using the information given in the problem.Then…