Uranus has three moons less than Saturn. Together they have 33 moons. How many moons does Saturn have? write an algebra equation to solve the problem

Alejandro Rangel asked Dec 16, 2023

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Answer:

Saturn has 18 moons.

Explanation:

Let s = the number of moons of Saturn.

Then s - 3 is the number of moons of Jupiter.

s + s - 3 = 33

2s - 3 = 33

2s = 36

s = 18

Saturn has 18 moons.

Raul answered Dec 22, 2023

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