Question

Nine subtracted from two times a number is -3. What is the number?

A) Translate the statement above into an equation that you can solve to answer this question. Do not solve it yet. Use x as your variable.

The equation is _____

B) Solve your equation in part [A] for x.

Answer: x = _____​

Answer 1

the equation is 9-2x=-3

Explanation:

to get the x now, the 3 after the equal to sign will cross the equal to sign to become negative whereas the the 2x will cross the equal to sign to become positive

=9-3=2x

=6=2x now divide both by the co effecient of x

=6=2x

x=3