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Tanzania [10]
3 years ago
12

Mary is thinking of a mystery number. She reduces it by 15% then subtracts 5. The result is 29. Determine the mystery number

Mathematics
1 answer:
SVEN [57.7K]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

40

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the mystery number.

Create an equation to represent the situation, then solve for x:

0.85x - 5 = 29

0.85x = 34

x = 40

So, the mystery number is 40.

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