jezzyrg2006pevg3g jezzyrg2006pevg3g
  • 14-09-2018
  • Mathematics
contestada

25 less than 3 times a number is 38. What is the number?

Respuesta :

maddiefred
maddiefred maddiefred
  • 14-09-2018

You would set up the problem like this: 3n-25=38

To solve for n:

3n-25=38

   +25 +25          (Add 25 to both sides)

3n=63

/3   /3                  (Divide by 3 on both sides)

n=21

The answer is 21.

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

How to use bungle in a sentence?
A=(f+g/2)h ,solve for g
What can you conclude from the line graph? Year 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 Percent 53.5 52.8 53.3 50.3 55.1 48.9
Please help this is urgent! :(Emma is 3 times as old as Tara.In another 7 years Emma will be twice as old as Tara will be.Write at least one question and use al
m-4=2M find the solution
one half of a nmber is 8 less than the number itself translated
Mr. White can travel 6 hours while taking 3 breaks of 10 minutes each. If he travels for 36 hours,how many breaks did he take?
there are 27 campers. this is nine times as many as the number of counselors. How many counselors are there?
how o I get the awnser to 9s+3=57 I need help asap im in 8th grade
What weight of water is displaced by a 100-ton floating ship? What is the buoyant force that acts on this ship?