How do you write the equation six less than three times a number m is fifteen?
1 Answer
Oct 9, 2014
As per the given question, let the number be m.
three times the number 'm ' is 3.m or 3m.
3
3m -6 = 15
add 6 to both sides;
3m -6 + 6 = 15 + 6
3m = 21
dividing both the sides by 3 , we get;
3m /3 = 21 / 3
m = 7
