Cindy was asked by her teacher to subtract 3 from a certain number and then divide the result by 9. Instead, she subtracted 9 and then divided the result by 3, giving an answer of 34. what would her answer have been if she had worked the problem correctly?

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Lailah Mclean

1 June, 22:15

Cindy was asked by her teacher to subtract 3 from a certain number and then divide the result by 9. Instead, she subtracted 9 and then divided the result by 3, giving an answer of 34. what would her answer have been if she had worked the problem correctly?

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Zack · Answer 1

Reverse engineer the original value

Step 1.) 34 * 3 = 102

Step 2.) 102 + 9 = 111

Using 111 use proper sequence to derive solution

Step 3.) 111 - 3 = 108

Step 4.) 108 / 9 = 12

12 is the solution