Question

I WILL GIVE MEDAL AND FAN The product of 9 and a number is 12 less than three times that number.

What is the number?

Answer 1

Ok do you have any clue?

Answer 2

On what your answer is

Answer 3

no

Answer 4

Ok so first is says "The product of 9 and a number" It doesn't give us the other number so we are just going to label that as X

Answer 5

ok so nbr

Answer 6

not being rude

Answer 7

Now our product is 12 less then 3, so we do 3-12 with is -9 So we have to find out what X is, what number can get us to -9? We need to subtract something to get out answer, -9

Answer 8

*which is

Answer 9

idk i am not very good at this

Answer 10

Ok, so when you subtract a smaller number from a larger number, your probably going to get a negative number.

Answer 11

So use a calculator to try out these number: 9-10 9-16 and 9-18

Answer 12

Which one is going to be equal to -9?

Answer 13

9

Answer 14

MMM not correct, 9-9 Is 0 but we need to get to -9

Answer 15

Here we need 9 - x to get -9, count the numbers between 9 and -9

Answer 16

U can use a number line for best resluts ;)

Answer 17

*results

Answer 18

18 between the to numbers

Answer 19

So do 9-18

Answer 20

What do we get?

Answer 21

-9

Answer 22

Correct! That means X = 18 Now we have 9 - 18 = -9

Answer 23

Does that help any?

Answer 24

Was it correct? If so Medal? If its not to much to ask ^.^

Answer 25

Blehh its been 10 minutes, with no response, or medal and fan like you promised......

Answer 26

you should try to "translate" the words into "math"
The product of 9 and a number

product means *multiply*
so 9 times a number
give the unknown number a name: people use x (for unknown)
so
9 times x
in algebra, we just write it
9x

Answer 27

9x
is 12 less than three times that number.
the "is" translates to an equal sign

9x = 12 less than three times that number

first look at the "three times that number"
any idea how to translate this part ?