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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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14
14

90
90

10
10

126
126

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Let's denote the number of seashells that Lucy has as \( L \). According to the problem, Daisy has 6 more than three times the number of seashells Lucy has. This can be expressed in the equation:

\[ D = 3L + 6 \]

We know that Daisy has 36 seashells, so we set \( D = 36 \):

\[ 36 = 3L + 6 \]

Now, we can solve for \( L \):

  1. Subtract 6 from both sides of the equation: \[ 36 - 6 = 3L \] \[ 30 = 3L \]

  2. Divide both sides by 3: \[ L = \frac{30}{3} = 10 \]

Therefore, Lucy has 10 seashells. The correct response is: