if you divide this number by 2 you will get 3 multiplied by 6. Subtract 3 groups of 3 and you will get 3 multiplied by 9.

I am so confused trying to help my 8 year old figure this out i have come up with 9 then 36 then 0

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Take the information that you have been give a step at atime.

3 x 6 = 18
You divide the number by 2 to get this, so the number is 36.
To confirm this take 3 x 3 (=9) from it and you will get 27.
This is equal to 3 x 9.
Hope that helps

Let's break down the problem step by step to understand what's happening.

1. "If you divide this number by 2, you will get 3 multiplied by 6."
Let's call the unknown number "x." Based on the information given, we can write the equation: x/2 = 3 * 6.

To find the value of x, we can multiply 3 and 6 to get 18. Now, we need to solve for x, so we multiply both sides of the equation by 2: (x/2) * 2 = 18 * 2. This simplifies to x = 36.

So, the unknown number is 36.

2. "Subtract 3 groups of 3, and you will get 3 multiplied by 9."
Now, we have the number 36. To find the result of this step, we subtract 3 groups of 3 from 36.

A group of 3 means multiplying 3 by the number of groups we have, which is 3. So, 3 groups of 3 is 3 * 3 = 9.

Now, we subtract 9 from 36: 36 - 9 = 27.

Therefore, the final result is 27, which is equivalent to 3 multiplied by 9.

To recap:
1. The unknown number is 36. (x = 36)
2. Subtracting 3 groups of 3 from 36 gives us 27, which is equivalent to 3 multiplied by 9.