Question

The difference between a number and three is multiplied by negative six. The result is eighteen. What is the number?

a. Write an equation that can be used to find the number, n.
b. Solve the equation you wrote in part A to find the value of the number. Include all of your work in your answer.

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Answer 1

n=0

Explanation:

let the number be (n)

(a)

• (n-3)×(-6)=18

(b)

• to solve for n
• open the bracket;
• (n-3)×-6=18
• -6n+18=18
• collect like terms
• -6n=18-18
• -6n=0
• divide both sides by -6
• -6n/-6=0/-6
• n=0