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21 February, 20:45

Forty - two people attended s meeting about a zoning ordinance. Six more of the attendees voted in favor of the ordinance than the number that opposed it. How many opposed it.

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  1. 21 February, 20:55
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    Let the attendees in opposition be x. This means that the attendees in favour are x+6.

    That means x+x+6=42, which is 2x+6=42, so 2x=36 and x=18. Therefore, there are 18 attendees who opposed it.
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