Question

Kevin and Brittany write an equation to represent the following relationship, and both students solve their equation. Who found the correct equation and solution? Why is the other person incorrect?
5 times the difference of a number and 20 is the same as half the sum of 4 more than 4 times a number.

Answer 1

Kevin, because the problem says the difference of a number (x) and 20, and since 20 is mentioned second, it would therefore be the second number in the problem