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slega [8]
3 years ago
6

Oliver is thinking of a number. He multiplies it by 5, subtracts 26, and then divides by 6. He then multiplies his original numb

er by 3, and gets the same answer. Find Oliver's number.
Mathematics
1 answer:
Free_Kalibri [48]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

-2

Step-by-step explanation:

Let Oliver's number be x.

He multiplies it by 5:

x * 5 = 5x

He then subtracts 26:

5x - 26

Then, he divides by 6:

\frac{5x - 26}{6}  

He then multiplies his original number by 3, and gets the same answer.

This implies that:

\frac{5x - 26}{6} = 3x

Let us simplify this:

\frac{5x - 26}{6} = 3x\\\\5x - 26 = 3x * 6\\\\5x - 26 = 18x

Collecting like terms:

5x - 18x = 26\\\\-13x = 26\\\\=> x = \frac{26}{-13}\\\\x = -2

Oliver's number is -2.

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