Question

Rachel works at a bookstore. On Tuesday, she sold twice as many books as she did on Monday. On Wednesday, she sold 6 fewer books than she did on Tuesday. During the three days Rachel sold 19 books. Create an equation that can be used to find m, the number of books Rachel sold on Monday.

I literally have no idea how to solve this. Help???

Answer 1

Let, the number of books on Monday = m
On Tuesday = 2m
On Wednesday = 2m - 6

Equation: m + 2m + (2m - 6) = 19
You can solve it:
5m = 19 + 6
m = 25/5
m = 5

In short, He sold 5 books on Monday

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