Question

Animal thinks of a number and subtract 5/2 from it. She multiples the results by 8 . The result now obtained is 3 times the same number she thought of. What is the numbers?

Answer 1

let the number be x
x - 5/2 x 8
2x - 5/ 2 x 8
2x - 5 x 4
2x - 20

2x- 20= 3x
20 = 3x - 2x
20 = x
the number she thought of is 20

Answer 2

according to my calculations
x= 20, i,e the number animal thinks is 20
( please mark this answer as brainlist answer plz)