Question

while shopping for clothes tracy spent $25 less than 3 times what curtis spent. Tracy spent $14. write and solve an equation to find how much curtis spent. Let x represent how much curtis spent.

Answer 1

3x-25=14

First, you'll add the 25 to the other side of the equation because its negative. 25+14 =39. then you'll divide these by 3. (because it says 3 times what curtis spent.)

39÷3=13. so the answer is 13. curtis spent 13 dollars shopping.