Question

what's the sum of one-third of a number t and three is seven

Answer 1

$\frac{t}{3}+3=7$

Explanation

Step 1

let t represents the number

then

a)one-third of a number would be:

$\frac{1}{3}of\text{ t= }\frac{t}{3}$

b)the sum of one-third of a number t and three

$\begin{gathered} one\text{ third of a number t plus 3} \\ \frac{t}{3}+3 \end{gathered}$

c) finally :

the sum of one-third of a number t and three is seven

is can replaced by equal"=",so

$\frac{t}{3}+3=7$

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