Let the unknown number be x:
5-3x = -4
-3x = -4 -5
-3x = -9
Divide both sides of the equation by -3 to find the value of x remembering that a minus divided by a minus results in a plus:
x = 3
238
Anong iilalalagay ko plus o times
Thirty decreased by three times a number is six less than three times the number. Find the number.
36
Let the number be x: 8x-14 = 10 Add 14 to both sides: 8x = 24 Divide both sides by 8 to find the value of x: x = 3
238
87
Anong iilalalagay ko plus o times
17
Thirty decreased by three times a number is six less than three times the number. Find the number.
The number is 20.
13 and 7
36
The number you are referring to is 6.
x-18=5 times -5 x-18=-25 x=-25+18 x=-7
6
18