Jim and Ryan found that 9 times the sum of a number and -3 equaled 36. What was the number?
2006-11-15 14:55:12 · 7 answers · asked by Answer Queen 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
9(x-3)=36
9x-27=36
9x=36+27
x=63/9
x=7
2006-11-15 15:08:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
9 x n + -3 = 36 would be the expression
2006-11-15 22:58:34 · answer #2 · answered by Chikk230 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9(x-3)=36
9x-27=36
adding27
9x=63
dividing by 9
x=7
2006-11-15 22:57:34 · answer #3 · answered by raj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
let the no be x
sum of x and -3 =x-3
According to problem statement
9(x-3)=36
Dividing both sides by 9
x-3=4
x=4+3
x=7
2006-11-15 22:58:25 · answer #4 · answered by aravind 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9(x-3) = 36
so x-3 = 4
x = 7
What I don't get is, why does it mention Jim and Ryan?
2006-11-15 22:59:24 · answer #5 · answered by banjuja58 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9x-27=36
9x=63
x=7
2006-11-15 22:59:56 · answer #6 · answered by 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9(x+-3)=36
9(x-3)=36
x-3=4
x=7
2006-11-15 22:58:42 · answer #7 · answered by martina_ie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋