cindy was asked by her teacher to subtract 3 from a certain number and then divide the result by 6 instead, she subtracted 6 and

Question

3 years ago

7

then divided the result by 3 giving an answer of 25 what would her answer have been if she had worked the problem correctly?

2 answers:

Andrei [34K] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-07T11:52:33+03:00

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The answer u been waiting for is -132

siniylev [52] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-07T13:21:01+03:00

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Answer:

13

Step-by-step explanation:

let the number be x

how Cindy worked it out :

(x -6) ÷ 3 = 25

x -6 = 75

x = 81

How she should have worked it out:

(x - 3) ÷ 6

(81 - 3) ÷ 6

78 ÷ 6 = 13