Question

Together, saturn, jupiter, and mars have a total of 36 known satellites (moons). Jupiter has 2 fewer satellites than saturn, mars has 16 fewer satellites than saturn. How many known satellites does saturn have?

Answer 1

18 sattelites

Explanation:

Let's make an equation

n is number of sattelites on Saturn

n-2 is number of sattelites on Jupiter

n-16 is number of sattelites on Mars

Equation would be like:

n+(n-2)+(n-16)=36

3n-18=36

3n=54

n=18