Question

The sum of a number and negative six is greater than 9

Answer 1

x

−

6

Explanation:

"Six less than.." means "Subtract 6 from".

Do not confuse this with "Six less..." which means "Subtract from 6".

Confusing, I know.

We know that "Double a number" means

2

x

, where

x

is your mystery number.

Therefore, we have:

2

x

−

6

, which translates to "6 less than 2x" or "6 less than twice a number"