Question

Rachel works at a bookstore. On Tuesday, she sold twice as many books as she did on Monday. On Wednesday, she sold 6 fewer books than she did on Tuesday. During the three days Rachel sod 19 books. Create an equation that can be used to find m, the number of the books Rachel sold on Monday

Answer 1

m + t + w = 19
t = 2m
w = t - 6....w = 2m - 6

m + (2m) + (2m - 6) = 19
5m - 6 = 19
5m = 19 + 6
5m = 25
m = 25/5
m = 5 <===Monday

t = 2m
t = 2(5)
t = 10 ... Tuesday

w = 2m - 6
w = 2(5) - 6
w = 10 - 6
w = 4 .... Wednesday