Fire station A has one more than twice as many fire trucks as fire station B if fire station A has three fire trucks how does fire station B has

because fire station A has 3 fire trucks and 3x2=6 fire station B has 6 trucks

B has 1 fire truck

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the variable 'b' for the number of fire trucks that station B has, then you can use the following expression for the number of fire trucks that station A has:

A = 2b + 1 (one more than twice as many as B)

If fire station A has three fire trucks, you can set the expression above equal to 3:

3 = 2b + 1

Subtract 1 from both sides: 3 - 1 = 2b + 1 - 1 or 2 = 2b

Divide both sides by '2': 2/2 = 2b/2

Solve for 'b': b = 1 fire truck