the quotant of a number and 3 decreased by 6 is 2. what is the number?

Question

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Answer 1

A quotient is the result of dividing.

 

(x / 3) - 6 = 2

⇒ x / 3 = 8

⇒ x = 24

Answer 2

A quotient is the result of division. Whether the quotient comes from x / 3 or 3 / x is not clear. So I shall do both.

 

x/3 - 6 = 2      Multiply everything by 3

 

x - 18 = 6

x = 24

 

Now for the other one

 

3/x - 6 = 2      x ≠ 0, multiply everything by x

3 - 6x = 2x

3 = 8x

3/8 = x