Daisy has 6 more than three times as many seashells as Lucy. Daisy has 36 seashells. How many does Lucy have?(1 point)
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Let's solve this step by step:
Let's say Lucy has x seashells.
If Daisy has 6 more than three times as many seashells as Lucy, then Daisy has 3x + 6 seashells.
But we know that Daisy has 36 seashells. So we can set up the equation:
3x + 6 = 36
Now, let's solve for x:
3x = 36 - 6
3x = 30
x = 30/3
x = 10
Therefore, Lucy has 10 seashells.
So the answer is 10.
To find out how many seashells Lucy has, we need to solve the equation given in the problem.
Let's start by breaking down the information provided:
Daisy has 6 more than three times as many seashells as Lucy.
This can be written as: Daisy's seashells = 3 * Lucy's seashells + 6
We are also given that Daisy has 36 seashells.
So we can substitute Daisy's seashells with 36 in the equation:
36 = 3 * Lucy's seashells + 6
To solve for Lucy's seashells, we need to isolate the variable.
Subtract 6 from both sides of the equation:
36 - 6 = 3 * Lucy's seashells
30 = 3 * Lucy's seashells
To isolate Lucy's seashells, divide both sides of the equation by 3:
30 / 3 = Lucy's seashells
Lucy's seashells = 10
Therefore, Lucy has 10 seashells.
So the correct answer is 10.
To find out how many seashells Lucy has, we need to solve the equation.
Let's say the number of seashells Lucy has is represented by 'x'.
According to the information given, Daisy has 6 more than three times as many seashells as Lucy. So we can set up the equation:
3x + 6 = 36
Now, let's solve for 'x'.
Subtracting 6 from both sides of the equation gives us:
3x = 36 - 6
3x = 30
Dividing both sides of the equation by 3 gives us:
x = 30 / 3
x = 10
Therefore, Lucy has 10 seashells.