20pts hell Which equation and solution can be used to solve this problem? Twenty-two less than a number is twenty-four. q + 22 = 24: Subtract 22 from both sides. The answer is 2. 24 + q = 22: Subtract 22 from both sides. The answer is 2. q minus 24 = 22: Add 24 to both sides. The answer is 46. q minus 22 = 24: Add 22 to both sides. The answer is 46.

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step-by-step explanation:

we can analyze the pattern at which the terms increase. let us denote , , , so that we can call

note the following:

the pattern: to get the next term value, we just add the next term number (e.g. 1st, 2nd, to the previous term value (term values are the given numbers in the question, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15,

from , to get to , we add

from , to get to , we add

etc.

we need to form a recursive formula, a formula that has the next term as a function of the previous term. so a possible recursive formula can be

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he has 140 chickens because he has 10 times more chickens than ducks and he has 14 ducks so 14*10=140