The product of a number and 3 is 5 less than the quotient of a number and 3. What is the number?
1 Answer
The number
Explanation:
Let's break this down using mathematical symbols:
The product of a number and
We know that product means multiplication or times. A number is some unknown value which we can call a variable
is is an equilvent way to say equal to which can be represent using an
Putting the entire statement together we get an equation that we can solve for
So to solve for
Subtract
Divide