Question

Manya thinks of a number and subtracts 5 by 2
from it. She multiplies the result by 8, the
result now obtained is three times the same number she thought of. What is the
number?

Answer 1

Let no be x

According to question

(x-5/2)8=3x

8x-20=3x

5x=20

x=4

Answer 2

Answer:

Let the number is ‘x’

(x-5/2)*8=3 x

8 x-20=3 x

5x =20

x=4