Question

Four times of number reduced by 5 equals 19.find the number

Answer 1

Answer:

6.5

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number be x

Four times a number reduced by 5 equals to 21.

Four times the number x, will be 4x, reduced by 5, it will be 4x - 5

4x - 5 = 21

4x = 21 + 5

4x = 26

x = 26/4

x = 6.5

The number is 6.5

Answer the number is 6.5

Now checking correctness of answer by following the statement

4 × 6.5 - 5 = 21

26 - 5 = 21

21 = 21

Means answer is correct.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

we will think the unknown number as y

y - 4 times 5=19

add 5 four times from 0 is equal to 20

20 + 19 =39

reverse the way

39 - 20 = 19

Therefore, the unknown number y is 39

Now the answer is 19 as given in the question.

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