SOLUTION: Translate but do not solve: Six times the difference between a value and twelve is equal to one-half that number.
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Question 225414: Translate but do not solve: Six times the difference between a value and twelve is equal to one-half that number.
Found 2 solutions by solver91311, rfer:
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let
represent the number. Then the difference between that value and twelve is
. Six times that difference is
. One half of the number is
, so:
John

Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6(x-12)=.5x
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