Math, asked by eshaChoudhury, 1 year ago

kanishka think of a number.if she takes away 7 from 5/6 of that number ,the result is 28. find the number


eshaChoudhury: plz help me
prashanty345ovmphy: Let, the Kanishka think a no. be x

Answers

Answered by L12345
31
let the no. be x
According to question,

5x/6-7=28
5x-42=28×6 (by taking LCM)
5x-42=168
5x=168+42
5x=210
x=210/5
x=42
Ans:-The no. is 42
Verification
putting the value of x in the equation we get:-

5/6×42-7=35-7=28,Hence verified.
Answered by prashanty345ovmphy
19
Let, the Kanishka think no. be x
To find Out:- value of X
According to the question,
5/6 of x -7=28
or, 5x/6 -7=28
or, 5x/6=28+7
or, 5x/6=35
or, 5x=35*6
or,x=210/5
Therefore, x=42 Ans..
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