Question

Munna subtracts thrice the number of books she has from 50 he finds the result to be 8 find the number of notebooks he has

Answer 1

Given :

Munna subtracts thrice the number of books she has from 50

He finds the result to be 8

To Find :

find the number of notebooks he has

Solution:

Let x be the number of books

We are given that Munna subtracts thrice the number of books she has from 50

$\Rightarrow 50-3x$

He finds the result to be 8

So,50-3x=8

50-8=3x

42=3x

$\frac{42}{3}=x$

14=x

Hence He has 14 notebooks

Answer 2

50-3x=8 ,x =14 notebooks