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schepotkina [342]
3 years ago
13

What is the value of x x-2/5 =7 what is the value of x

Mathematics
2 answers:
ahrayia [7]3 years ago
7 0
Consider the puzzle:

"I have In mind a (secret) number. When I subtract 2/5 from this number I get 7. What is the number?"

To solve such puzzles we go backwards. We got 7 after we subtracted 2/5, so if we add 2/5 to 7, we get the secret number back.

Solving an equation is solving a puzzle about a secret number, which we call "x" instead of saying "something", all the time.

going backwards, means adding, if we subtracted, or dividing, if we multiplied.


So, to solve x- \frac{2}{5}=7, we just need to add 2/5 back to x:

x- \frac{2}{5}=7

x- \frac{2}{5}+\frac{2}{5}=7+\frac{2}{5}

x=7+\frac{2}{5}

to add 7 and 2/5, multiply 7 by 5/5

7+2/5=7.(5/5)+2/5=35/5+2/5=37/5



Thus x= 37/5



dezoksy [38]3 years ago
5 0
The answer could be 37
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