Question

If the difference between three times and seven times a number is 36, then the number is

Answer 1

Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number be x

Then 7 times the number becomes 7x

And three times the number becomes 3x

It is given that if we subtract 3xfrom 7x then it would result in 36

Hence we can write it as 7x-3x=36

4x=36

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Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number be x

According to question,

7x-3x=36

4x=36

x=36/4

x=9

Therefore the number is 9

Checking:

Substute 9 in place of x

(7 X 9)-(3 X 9)=36

63-27=36

36=36

LHS=RHS

Hence proved that x=9