Question

Ram thought of a number, doubled it and subtracted 15 from it. If the
result was 49, then the number is ____.

Answer 1

let the number be x
2x-15=49
2x=64
x=32
the number is 32

Answer 2

The number was 32.

Given:

Doubled a certain number and subtracted 15 from it.

The result of the above operation was 49.

To Find:

The number.

Solution:

Let the number be x

According to the question,

⇒ 2x - 15 = 49

⇒ 2x = 49 + 15

⇒ 2x = 64

⇒ x = $\frac{64}{2}$

⇒ x = 32        (Ans.)

Therefore the number that Ram thought was 32.

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