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alina1380 [7]
3 years ago
7

"If you subtract 16 from my number and multiply the difference by -5 ​, the result is 20 ​." What is ​'s ​number?

Mathematics
1 answer:
Phoenix [80]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Let the original number be x.

Thus,

\\  - 5(x - 16) = 20 \\  \\  - 5x + 80 = 20 \\  \\ 5x = 60 \\  \\ x = 12

So, The original number is 12.

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