Question

Hema thinks of a number and subtracts from it. she multiplies the result by 4/5 the result obtained is four times the original number she had thought of. what is the
number?

Answer 1

Answer:

Let the numbet be x.

Anita subtracts

2

5

from it and multiplies the resultant by 8. This gives 3 times the same number.

Therefore, (x−

2

5

)8=3x

⇒(2x−5)4=3x

⇒8x−20=3x

⇒5x=20

⇒x=4

Step-by-step explanation:

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