Question

A number is divided by 4, and then the quotient is added to 17. The result is 25. Find the number

Answer 1

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So we are given some number, which we will call x for simplicity purposes. They tell us that number is divided by 4 so x/4, and then 17 is added, so we now have x/4+17 and they tell us this combination is equal to 25 so set what we have so far equal to 25. So we have finally x/4+17=25. Now we just solve for x!

x/4+17=25 first we subtract 17 from both sides leaving us with, x/4=8 so now See need to multiply by 4 on both sides to clear the fraction and get x alone. So we have now

x=8*4 so x=32

Now we can check our answer by putting our value of x into equation and make sure it’s true. So we have for our check,

32/4+17=25 and 32/4 is 8 so we have 8+17=25 which is 25=25 so our equation is true and our answer is correct!!

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