putting this into an equation
This is the problem:
There are a total of 19 ghosts, witches & scarecrows. The number of witches is 6 more than the number of ghosts. The number of scarecrows is 2 less than the number of witches. How many of each will you find?
I read from one of the posts that you should put the words into variables:
g+w+s=19
How can I put "the number of witches is 6 more than the number of ghost"? Is it like:
w=(6+g)
Then, scarecrows
s=(w-2)
So this is the equation so far:
(6+g)+(w-2)+g=19
What do I do next? Please give as simply as possible explanation, thank you! :D