Question

Priyanka subtracts thrice the number of apples she has from 65. She finds the result to be 14. How many apples does she have?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The number of apples Priyanka have = 17

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that

Priyanka subtracts thrice the number apples she has from 65

and the result is 14

let   'a' be the number of apples, Priyanka subtracts thrice the number of apples ( 3a ) from 65 and the result is 14

the mathematical expression for above sentence is

                                             ⇒   65- 3a = 14

                                             ⇒  65- 14 =3a

                                             ⇒  3a = 65-14 =51

                                             ⇒  3a =51

                                             ⇒  a= $\frac{ 51} {3}$ =  17

                         

                                             

                               

           

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

let the number of apples be x

65-3x=14

3x=51

3x=51

x=51/3

x=17

so the number of apples is 17