Question

18 less than 3 times d is -27

Answer 1

3d-18=-27
3d=-27+18
3d= -9
D= -9/3
D=-3

D equals -3. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

18 less than 3 times d is -27. So if you were to multiply 3 by negative 3 you would get negative 9. Since you are taking away 18 that means you would be going more into the negatives so it would translate to -9 + -18 which would equal -27... therefore d is negative 3. Hope this makes sense and helps :)