2.4k views
5 votes
Translate to numbers one third of a number is 12 less than the number itself

User Chris Ward
by
7.4k points

1 Answer

4 votes
n-the number


(1)/(3)n=n-12\ \ \ \ |multiply\ both\ sides\ by\ 3\\\\n=3n-36\ \ \ \ \ |subtract\ 3n\ from\ both\ sides\\\\-2n=-36\ \ \ \ \ |divide\ both\ sides\ by\ (-2)\\\\n=18
User Gunner
by
7.9k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories