3x-13=2
move -13 to the other side
sign changes from -13 to +13
3x-13+13=2+13
3x=2+13
3x=15
divide both sides by 3 to get x by itself
3x/3=15/3
cross out 3 and 3, divide by 3 and then becomes 1*1*x=x
x=15/3
x=5
answer:
x=5
Answer:
carton = 12
12x17=204
miranda needs 204 more eggs to fill 17 egg cartons
There are 9 two-year-olds and 18 each of 3 and 4 year olds.
To solve this we could write and solve the equation below, letting x be the number of 3 and 4 year olds.
x/2 + x + x = 45
x + 2x + 2x = 90
5x = 90
x = 18
From here, we just divide 18 by 2 to get the number of 2 year olds.