Six more than nine times a number is 456

x=50

Step-by-step explanation:

1) Rewrite the problem as an equation: (x will be "a number")

9x+6=456

2) Subtract 6 from both sides:

9x=450

3) Divide both sides by 9:

x=50

a negative exponent is translated as follows:

so, we have

because they could drop even lower..