What is the value of a?

Imagine a new pasture with grass growing on it. every day after the seeds have germinated, the number of blades of grass in the pasture triples. after 18 days, the entire pasture is completely covered in grass. how many days did it take for the pasture to be one-third covered in grass?

Three times the sum of a number and seven is negative thirty-six. what is the number?

Rewrite so the subject can be y in the formula d=m-y/y+n