Question

When six times a number is decreased by 5, the result is 43. What is the number?

Answer 1

the answer would be 8.

to solve this, you would first set it up as an equation. the equation would look like this:

6x - 5 = 43

you would then add 5 to the 43, giving you:

6x = 48

to finally solve, just divide 48 by 6, giving you a final answer of:

x = 8