Question

STEP BY STEP EQUATION PLZ!

Mitch and Tom are playing a video game. Mitch has eight less than triple the points that Tom has. If Mitch has 79 points, how many points does Tom have?

Answer 1

Answer: 23 2/3 points

Explanation:

First, we can set up an equation where Mitch's points are equal to m and Tom's are equal to t.

We can say that 79=3t-8. Next, we can subtract 8 on each side to get 71=3t. Then, we can divide by 3 to get that Tom has 23 2/3 points.