Question

Translate the sentence into an equation.

Three more than the quotient of a number and 6 is equal to 5.
Use the variable b for the unknown number.

Answer 1

is it like

3x+6=5

to solve this

3x+6=5

collect like terms

3x= -6+5

3x= -1

divide both side by 3

3x/3=-1/3

x= -0.3

Answer 2

3 + b/6 = 5

solve it too?

b/6 = 2

b = 12