If nine less than six times a number lies between 31 and 37, what is the number?

Question

I honestly have no idea what this means

Answer 1

Ok so time for a math translation:

9 less than six times a number. So first we would look at 6 times a number, call the number x. So we have 6*x. And then we have 9 less than that, so 6x-9 would give us 9 less than 6*x.

Now we say that would lie between 31 and 37. So that means 6*x-9 can be bigger than 31 but less than 37. So now we have:

31 < 6x-9 < 37.

I hope this helped you a little bit.