If you subtract 40 from a number, the difference will be 1/3 of the original number. Find the number.
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Answer:
According to the given condition
- Let x be the number
- Then,
- x - (x-40) = 1/3 (x)
- (40)× 3 = x
- x = 120 ans.
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Answer:
60
Step-by-step explanation:
let x be the number
atq, x - 40 = x/3
or, 3(x-40) = x
or, 3x - 120 = x
or, 2x = 120 or, x = 60
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