Question

If five subtracted from 3 times a certain number, the result is 10. What is the number?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

If five subtracted from 3 times a certain number, the result is 10. What is the number?

ans = (5-3)x=10

2x=10

2x/2=10/2

x=5

Check:

Substitute x with 5

(5-3)5=10

2(5)=10

10=10, both of the sides are equal. Hence, x=5 is true for the problem.