Question

Aiden wrote a riddle: Five less than 1/5 times a number is the same as the sum of the number and 1/3. How do you find the number?

Answer 1

Let the number be X:

A/Q:-(According to the Question)

1/5×X-5=X+1/3

=> (1-25X)/5=(1+3X)/3

=> 3(1-25X)=5(1+3X) [By cross multiplication]

=> 3-75X=5+15X

=>3-5=15X+75X

=> -2=90X

=> X= -2/90

=> X= -1/45 Ans