Cindy was asked by her teacher to subtract 3 from a certain number and then divide the result by 6. Instead she subtracted 6 and then divided the results by 3 giving an answer of 25 what would her answer have been if she had worked the promblem correctly

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Alexis Dawson

Mathematics

29 May, 16:14

Cindy was asked by her teacher to subtract 3 from a certain number and then divide the result by 6. Instead she subtracted 6 and then divided the results by 3 giving an answer of 25 what would her answer have been if she had worked the promblem correctly

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Giovanna Castillo · Answer 1

I believe it's 13

Turner Morrow · Answer 2

Your answer should be 13

Step-by-step explanation:

You were given 25, so you need to work backwards. First, multiply the 25 by 3 to get 75. Then Add 6, and you end with 81. Afterwards, subtract 3 from 81 to get 78, then divide by 6 to get 13.