Question

Erika is thinking of a number.She says her mystery number is 2 more than a number n, divided by 3 what is Erika's mystery number? Use m to represent Erika's mystery number.

Answer 1

Erika's mystery number is $m = \frac{2 + n}{3}$

Solution:

Given that Erika is thinking of a number

She says her mystery number is 2 more than a number n, divided by 3

To find: Erika's mystery number

Let "m" represent the Erika's mystery number

Given that Erika mystery number is 2 more than a number n, divided by 3

Erika mystery number = $(2 + n) \div 3$

$m = \frac{2 + n}{3}$

Thus Erika's mystery number is found