If the difference when −15 is subtracted from a number is twice the difference when 24 is subtracted from the same number, what is the value of the number?

Respuesta :

Answer:

The number is 39

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the unknown number be x:

[tex](x-(-15))=2(x-24)\\x+15=2x-24\\39=x\\\therefore x=39[/tex]