1/3 of a number X is equal to 22 less than the number right and solve an equation to find the number

Question

1/3 of a number X is equal to 22 less than the number what is the number

Answer 1

You will want to turn the language sentence into a math sentence.

Say x is the number, then one third of a number is 1/3 x or x/3

22 less than the number is x-22

Put it together as x/3 = x - 22 and solve by getting both x terms on one side:)

Answer 2

Let x be the unknown number.

1. 1/3 of a number is x/3
2. 22 less than the number is x - 22

x/3 = x - 22

Solve for x.