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3 years ago

Fourteen less than three times a number is equal to 40. Find the number.

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2 answers:

grin007 [14]3 years ago

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18.

18 x 3 - 14 = 40
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trapecia [35]3 years ago

4 0

3x - 14 = 40 <== ur equation
3x = 40 + 14
3x = 54
x = 54/3
x = 18 <== ur number

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