Three times the difference of two times a number and five is equal to 24, what is x?
Step-by-step explanation:
To write any equation in word problems, it is important to identify all your parenthesis operations by their technical names. Subtraction is a difference. So since we are multiplying it by 3, it becomes three times a difference.
Since Carmen gives two coins to Frankie for every five that she gets, she effectively only gains 3 coins at a time. Therefore, if she has 9 coins, Frankie must have 6.
