La’Shondra solves the inequality 6+3x≤24 . She begins by subtracting 6 from both sides of the inequality and then divides both sides of the equivalent inequality by a number. What is the number

Answer 1

La'Shondra starts by solving the inequality \( 6 + 3x \leq 24 \) by subtracting 6 from both sides. This gives her:

\[ 3x \leq 24 - 6 \]

Simplifying that, we have:

\[ 3x \leq 18 \]

Next, to isolate \( x \), she needs to divide both sides of the inequality by the coefficient of \( x \), which is 3. Therefore, the number she divides by is:

\[ 3 \]

So, the number is \( 3 \).