Kareem was asked by his teacher to subtract 3 from a number and to divide the result by 6. However, he subtracted 6 from that number and divided the result by 3 to get 31. If he had done it correctly, what answer would he have gotten?
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16
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the number be x
According to Kareem
(x - 6) ÷ 3 = 31
x - 6 = 31 x 3
x - 6 = 93
x = 93 + 6
x = 99
So the number was 99
According to teacher
(99-3) ÷ 6
96 ÷ 6
16
So the answer should be 16
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