find a number less than 3, 6 times 2

Question

Find a number that is 3 less than, 6 times 2

Answer 1

Joyce, think about what it says. 3 less than, 6 times 2 is 6(2) - 3. Since it asks for an expression, there is no equals sign.

Answer 2

Find a number that is 3 less than, 6 times 2.

This is doable. Your title, however, is messed up.

 

The answer comes from computing n = 6•2 - 3.

 

Note that I used big fat dot to indicate multiplication, because I hate the x symbol ("times") for multiplication, for the reason that as we get into Algebra, we often use letter x to represent an unknown quantity.