On saturday, you catch insects for your science class. five of the insects escape. the remaining insects are divided into three groups to share in class. each group has nine insects. how many insects did you catch on saturday?

The total number of insects caught on Saturday is 32  and this can be determined by forming the linear equation in one variable.

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Let the total number of insects caught on Saturday be 'x' then the following steps can be used to determine the total number of insects caught on Saturday:

Step 1 - First find the total number of insects in share in three groups.

= 9 + 9 + 9

= 27

Step 2 - Then it is given that five of the insects escape. So the total number of remaining insects will be:

x - 5 = 27

Step 3 - Further simplify the above equation.

x = 32

The total number of insects caught on Saturday is 32.

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f(x) = y

f(-3) = -5

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