Question

If four times a number added to 3 is equal to fifteen less than five times the number,then find the number

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

let the number be x

Then, according to the question

4x + 3 = 5x - 154x+3=5x−15

3 + 15 = 5x - 4x3+15=5x−4x

18 = x18=x

Answer 2

Answer:

the number is equal to 18

Step-by-step explanation:

x is the number

4x+3=5x-15

4x-5x=-15-3

-x=-18

the minus gets cancelled and the answer is x=18