Seventeen is thirteen subtracted from six times a number.
\Write an equation.
\Let is the number.
Seventeen equal six times a number minus thirteen .
\The equation is .
Find the number.
\ (Original equation)
(Add
to each side)
(Apply additive inverse property:
)
(Divide each side by
)
(Cancel common terms)
Therefore, the equation is and the number is
.
The equation is and the number is
.