Answer:
30
Step-by-step explanation:
1. x + 40 = 3x - 20
2. 40 = 2x - 20
3. 60 = 2x
4. 30 = x
Answer:
The number is 7
Step-by-step explanation:
let the said number be x
Nineteeen less than 6 times a number;
6x - 19
equals; 16 more than the number; this is 16 + x
Thus;
6x - 19 = 16 + x
6x-x = 16 + 19
5x = 35
x = 35/5
x = 7