Question

If three times the difference of the number and `9` is `-3`, what is the number?

Answer 1

The number is `8`.

Explanation:

As three times the difference of the number and `9` is `-3`,

the difference of the number and `9` is `-3/3=-1`

As the difference of the number and `9` is `-3/3=-1`,

this means the number is less than `9` by one

Hence number is `9-1=8`