Question

Thirty two is 7 less than 3 times a number. Find the number.

Answer 1

13

Explanation:

13×3= 39 39-7= 32 Hope this helps you! :)

Answer 2

Given
32=3x-7
Add 7 to itself and 32, canceling itself out giving us:
39=3x
Divide 3 to both sides, 3 cancels out and leaves us with:
13=x
X represents the unknown number.