What's the meaning of –(–3)?

The swimming pool is open when the high temperature is higher than 20∘c. lainey tried to swim on monday and thursday (which was 33 days later). the pool was open on monday, but it was closed on thursday. the high temperature was 30 ∘c on monday, but decreased at a constant rate in the next 33 days. write an inequality to determine the rate of temperature decrease in degrees celsius per day, d, from monday to thursday.

How is working backward similar to solving an equation?

Mon wants to make 5 lbs of the sugar syrup. how much water and how much sugar does he need… …to make 5% syrup?