You can put this solution on YOUR website! Solve: 9 more than the quotient of a number and 3 is 14
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Let x = "a number"
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Write what it says:
9 + = 14
Subtract 9 from both sides = 14 - 9 = 5
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multiply both sides by 3, get rid of the denominator
x = 3*5
x = 15
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Check solution in original equation
9 + = 14
9 + 5 = 14
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Pretty easy, right?
