Question

I chose a number and divide it by 5. Then I subtracted 154 from the result and got 6. What was the number I chose?

Answer 1

Qᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴ

ɪ ᴄʜᴏsᴇ ᴀ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴇ ɪᴛ ʙʏ 5. ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪ sᴜʙᴛʀᴀᴄᴛᴇᴅ 154 ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏᴛ 6. ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ɪ ᴄʜᴏsᴇ?

ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ

ʟᴇᴛ $x$ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ I ᴄʜɪᴏsᴇ ,ᴛʜᴇɴ

$x/5$ - 154 = 160

= $x/5$ = 160

=$x$ = 800

ʜᴇɴᴄᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀ ɪs 800

Answer 2

Let the unknown number is "x"

she chose a number and divided by 5 = x/5

x/5 -154 = 6

x/5 = 154+6

x/5 = 160

x = 160×5

x = 800

hope this helps you.

Answer 3

Let the unknown number is "x"

she chose a number and divided by 5 = x/5

x/5 -154 = 6

x/5 = 154+6

x/5 = 160

x = 160×5

x = 800

hope this helps you.