1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Lynna [10]
2 years ago
13

Define a variable and write an equation to find each number. Then solve.

Mathematics
1 answer:
liberstina [14]2 years ago
7 0

Answer:

-12

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be "the number."  

"Three times a number" means 3x

"is 24 less than the number" means = x-24

Put them togehter:

3x = x-24

2x = -24

x = -12

Check:  Is 3(-12) = 24 less than -12?  YES.

You might be interested in
5x + 3y = -4<br> y - 2x = 6<br> By substitution
Assoli18 [71]

Answer:

Hello!

Solve the following system of equations by the substitution method. 5x = y + 6 2x - 3y = 4 What is the value of the y-coordinate?

Solving:

5x = y + 6 (I)

2x - 3y = 4 (II)

god i hope i helped if i did tell me so in not plz still tell me and i will make it better see ya

4 0
4 years ago
wheelchair ramps for access to public buildings are allowed a maximum of one inch of vertical increase for every one foot of hor
lozanna [386]
Yes, if it were anything more than 10 inches tall, however, it would not.
3 0
3 years ago
HELP PLEASE FAST !!!
Alexandra [31]

Answer:

$37.97 - $37.05 = 0.92 cents

Step-by-step explanation:

4 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
How many questions can i miss out of 25?
nadya68 [22]

Answer:

if there are 25 questions, you can miss all of them. The ones you get right will give you 4 points.

Step-by-step explanation:

4 0
3 years ago
5/9(F-32)= -62.1 what is F?​
AleksandrR [38]

Answer:

a

Step-by-step explanation:

5 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • If lines a and b are parallel and angle 1 measures 131°, then what is the measure of angle 6? 41° 180° 131° 49°
    14·1 answer
  • Find the lesser of two consecutive integers with a sum greater than 15
    14·1 answer
  • Stanley wants to know how many students in his school enjoy watching talk shows on TV. He asks this question to all 24 students
    15·1 answer
  • Audrey measured the width of her dining room in inches. It is 150 inches. How many feet wide is her dining room?
    13·2 answers
  • What is 2/3÷1/6 using fractions
    13·1 answer
  • SOME ONE HELP ME PLZ FAST it's already late
    13·1 answer
  • (−4)+(−8)–(−3)+(+6)–(+10)
    7·1 answer
  • Please help! I’ll thanks you!
    8·1 answer
  • Using the point (3,1) and a slope of 3,
    8·1 answer
  • I thought I just had to half the diameter and then put it into the volume formula for cylinders but ig I was wrong? Help please?
    8·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!