Question

five times a number subtracted from fifteen gives four times a number.
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Answer 1

Answer:

$\boxed{\text{\bf the number is 5/3}}$

Step-by-step explanation:

$\text{let the number be x} \\\\ \text{5 times the number = 5x} \\ \text{four times the number = 4x} \\\\ \text{five times a number subtracted from fifteen gives four times a number} \\ \text{15 - 5x = 4x} \\15 = 5x+4x \\15=9x \\x=\frac{15}{9} \\\\x=\frac{5}{3} \\\\ \text{the number is \bf 5/3}$