Andrea manages a company that currently has 116 customers
Andrea manages a company that currently has 116 customers, which is 8 more than twice the number of customers the company had 1 year ago. How many customers did the company have 1 year ago?
- 50
- 54
- 62
- 66
- 100
Answer
The correct option is B.
Let x represent the number of customers Andrea’s company had 1 year ago.
The 116 customers are 8 more than twice the number of customers the company had 1 year ago. So,
116 = 2x + 8
Solving this equation, we get
2x = 108
x = 54