Question

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Meena subtracts thrice the number of books she have from 50. She finds the result to be 8, find the number of notebooks she has. ​

Answer 1

Given :

Meena subtracts thrice the number of books she has from 50

He finds the result to be 8

To Find :

find the number of notebooks he has

Solution:

Let x be the number of books

We are given that Meena subtracts thrice the number of books she has from 50

⇒50−3x

He finds the result to be 8

So,50-3x=8

50-8=3x

42=3x

$\frac{42}{3}$

14=x

Hence He has 14 notebooks

Answer 2

GIVEN

• Meena subtracts thrice the number of books she has from 50
• She finds the result to be 8

TO FIND

• Number of notebooks she has

SOLUTION

• Let x be the number of books

According to Question

• 50 - 3x = 8
• 50-8 = 3x
• 42 = 3x
• x = 42/3
• x = 14

★ Hence, She has 14 notebooks.

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