the skateboard rita would like to buy costs $6 less than 3 times the amount she has saved. The skateboard costs $69. How much money does Rita have saved.

Answer 1

Let \( x \) be the amount of money Rita has saved. According to the problem, the skateboard costs $6 less than 3 times the amount she has saved. This can be expressed as:

\[ 3x - 6 = 69 \]

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

1. Add 6 to both sides of the equation:

\[ 3x = 69 + 6 \] \[ 3x = 75 \]

2. Divide both sides by 3:

\[ x = \frac{75}{3} \] \[ x = 25 \]

Thus, Rita has saved $25.