Question

The sum of 6 and twice a number is multiplied by three. This product is greater than or equal to 66. What is the smallest value possible for this number?

Answer 1

Let's turn this word problem into an actual equation with numbers.

...twice a number => 2x

...the sum of 6 and twice a number => 6 + 2x

...the sum of 6 and twice a number is multiplied by 3 => 3(6 + 2x)

...all of that is greater than or equal to 66 => 66 = 3(6 + 2x)

Now you just have to solve for x