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11 July, 04:50

Six times the number of cattle less 87 is 999

can you solve that step by step (solve for thee variable)

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  1. 11 July, 07:15
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    You have to translate the statement into a mathematical expression ...

    Six times the number of cattle, if we let c be the number of cattle is:

    6c

    Less 87 means to subtract 87 so

    6c-87

    is 999 means

    =999

    so all together we have:

    6c-87=999 now we need to isolate the variable by itself on one side of the equal sign ...

    6c-87=999 add 87 to both sides

    6c=1086 divide both sides by 6

    c=181

    So there are 181 cattle.
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