Question

a number is multiplied by 3 and 7 is taken away from product to get the answer 17 . what is the number

Answer 1

let the number be 'x'

(x×3)-7 = 17
3x-7 = 17
3x=17+7
3x=24
x=24/3
x=8

Therefore the number is 8




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