SOLUTION: Having trouble solevin: 3 less than the quotient of a number and 7 is 6.

Question 102788: Having trouble solevin: 3 less than the quotient of a number and 7 is 6.
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solve : 3 less than the quotient of a number and 7 is 6.
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Just write what it says, (the word "is" usually means =)
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Let x = "a number"
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The quotient of a number and 7 =
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The equation:
- 3 = 6
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Add 3 to both sides:
= 6 + 3
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= 9
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Multiply equation by 7
7* = 7*9
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Cancel the 7's and you have:
x = 63
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Check solution in original equation:
- 3 = 6
9 - 3 = 6
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