3x - 15
less than or more than trick-------> the number before those words should be the second number in the equation
Answer:
x<-4
Step-by-step explanation:
x+9<5
-9 -9
x<-4
1. subtract the 9 on both sides to have x alone
Answer:
56
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
Nickel = 12
Quarters = 26
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
<em>Represent Nickel with N and Quarters with Q</em>
--- <em>It's 14 more quarters; not 143</em>

Required
Determine the quantity of each coin
First, we have to know that:
-- (1) ---- By converting N and Q to dollars;

Substitute 14 + N for Q in (1)

Open Brackets

Collect Like Terms


Divide through by 0.3


Recall that:



There are 54,550 more small paper clips, simply just minus 138,800 - 84,250 and that = 54,550, hope i helped!! :))