nicolegriffin21 nicolegriffin21
  • 02-04-2018
  • Mathematics
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a number is multiplied by 5 and then 3 is subtracted from the product the result is 12 find the number

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mrm12300
mrm12300 mrm12300
  • 02-04-2018
We can set this up as the equation 5x-3=12. Solve to find x, which is 3.
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carlottaLuxray
carlottaLuxray carlottaLuxray
  • 02-04-2018
We can make an equation for this, if we call the number in question x, we know that first we had 5x and then 3 was taken from that to get 12
This gives us 5x - 3 = 12
We can then add 3 on both sides to get 5x = 15
Then we can divide both sides by 5 to get x = 3
So the number was 3
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