Question

Three is subtracted from the product of a certain number and 6. This produces the same value as when 11 is added to the product of the same number and –1. What is the number? A. 3 B. 10 C. 2 D. 9

Answer 1

Answer:

x = 2.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number be x.

Write it as an equation :-

6x - 3 = -1x + 11

6x + 1x = 11 + 3

7x = 14

x = 2.