Question

1. There are 6 more water glasses than coffee mugs in a cabinet. There are 26 water glasses and coffee mugs in the cabinet, in all. How many coffee mugs are there in the cabinet? Write and solve an equation, where m represents the number of coffee mugs, to solve the problem. 2. The product of a number, x, and six is three less than seven times the difference of the same number, x, and four. Write an equation to represent this statement.

Answer 1

10

Explanation:

No of coffee mugs = m

No of water glasses = g

g = m + 6

g + m = 26

m + 6 + m = 26

m + m = 26 - 6

2m = 20

2m/2 = 20/2

m = 10