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.
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.
