1. 4(n+3)=16, n+3=4, n=1
2. m/4+3=24, m/4=21, m=84
1. three added to a number n implies n+3, 4 times that sum is 4 (n+3), to solve divide both sides by 4 then subtract three from both sides.
2. a number divided by 4 means n/4 adding it to three n/4+3, to solve subtract 3 from both sides then multiply both sides by 4
Answer:
We simplify the equation to the form, which is simple to understand
5x+15=4x-12
We move all terms containing x to the left and all other terms to the right.
+5x-4x=-12-15
We simplify left and right side of the equation.
+1x=-27
then divide both sides of the equation by 1 to get x.
x=-27
1/9 on a calculator is 0.11111111
