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Question

input3 output 2

input 6 output3
input 9 output4
input 12 output 5

Answer 1

output = 1/3 input + 1

For stuff like this, watch to see how each side changes. The output increased by 1 when the input increased by 3.

So, the output is 1/3 the input, with an offset of some kind. In this case, +1.