Question 1(e)
Set up equations and solve them to find the unknown numbers in the following cases:
Munna subtracts thrice the number of notebooks he has from 50, he finds the result to be 8.
Let the number be m.
According to the question, 50−3m=8
−3m=8−50⇒−3m=−42
⇒−42−3 ⇒m=14