Question

In part a is it plus or minus in part do you what is X equals

Answer 1

a) Let x represent the amount that each friend started with. If each friend spent $6, it means that the amount left for each friend is

x - 6

Since they are 3 in number, the total amount left is

3(x - 6)

Since they ended with a total of $24, the equation would be

3(x - 6) = 24

b) Dividing both sides of the equation by 3, we have

x - 6 = 8

x = 8 + 6

x = 14