The sum of three times a number and 12 is twenty

Question

asked Dec 14, 2016 131k views

1 Answer

Dhaval Bhadania · Answer 1 · 2016-12-18T19:44:12+0000

So,

"The sum of three times a number"
3n +

"and 12"
3n + 12

"is 20"
3n + 12 = 20

Subtract 12 from both sides.
3n = 8

Divide both sides by 3.

$n = (8)/(3) \ or\ 2 (2)/(3)$

The sum of three times a number and 12 is twenty

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Please log in or register to answer this question.

1 Answer

Please log in or register to add a comment.

No related questions found

Categories

Other Questions