Question

Ashton and Kamir are arguing about how a number trick they heard goes. Ashton tells Andrew to think of a number, multiply it by five and subtract three from the result. Kamir tells Andrew to think of a number, add five and multiply the result by three. Andrew says that whichever way he does the trick he gets the same answer. What was the number?key

Answer 1

Answer: The number was 9.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number be 'x;.

think of a number, multiply it by five and subtract three from the result :

According to Ashton, the expression would be :

$5x-3$

Kamir tells Andrew to think of a number, add five and multiply the result by three:

According to Kamir, the expression would be :

$3(x+5)$

At last, they get the same number :

$5x-3=3(x+5)\\\\5x-3=3x+15\\\\5x-3x=15+3\\\\2x=18\\\\x=\dfrac{18}{2}\\\\x=9$

Hence, the number was 9.