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3 years ago

Solve the following equations for x (3x-6)=18

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2 answers:

Gnesinka [82]3 years ago

8 0

Answer:

x=8

Step-by-step explanation:

(3x-6)=18

Add 6 to each side

(3x-6+6)=18+6

3x= 24

Divide by 3

3x/3 = 24/3

x = 8

sveta [45]3 years ago

6 0

Answer:

x = 8

Step-by-step explanation:

Hello!

What we do to one side of the equation we have to do to the other side.

3x - 6 = 18

Add 6 to both sides

3x = 24

Divide both sides by 3

x = 8

The answer is 8

Hope this helps!

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John, Joe, and James go fishing. At the end of the day, John comes to collect his third of the fish. However, there is one too m

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The minimum possible initial amount of fish: $52$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's start by saying that

$x$ = is the initial number of fishes

John:

When John arrives:

he throws away one fish from the bunch

$x-1$

divides the remaining fish into three.

$\dfrac{x-1}{3} + \dfrac{x-1}{3} + \dfrac{x-1}{3}$

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$\text{John} -1$

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When James arrives:

We're gonna do this one quickly, since its the same process all over again

$\text{James}=\dfrac{\text{Joe} -1}{3}+ \dfrac{\text{Joe} -1}{3}$

$\text{James}=\dfrac{2}{3}\left(\dfrac{4x}{9} - \dfrac{10}{9}-1\right)$

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We know that no fish was divided, so the remaining number cannot be a decimal number. <u>We also know that this last pile was a multiple of 3 before a third was taken away by James</u>.

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L.H.S must be a Whole Number value and this can be found through trial and error. (Just check at which value of n does 2n/3 give a non-decimal value) (We've also established from before that n is a multiple a of 3, so only use values that are in the table of 3, e.g 3,6,9,12,..

at n = 21, we'll see that 2n/3 is a whole number = 14. (and since this is the value of n to give a whole number answer of 2n/3 we can safely say this is the least possible amount remaining in the pile)

$14=\dfrac{8x}{27} - \dfrac{38}{27}$

by solving this equation we'll have the value of x, which as we established at the start is the number of initial amount of fish!

$14=\dfrac{8x}{27} - \dfrac{38}{27}$

$x=52$

This is minimum possible amount of fish before John threw out the first fish

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