Question

The difference between five-halves of a number and three - sevenths of a number is 29.
Find the number.
Find the​

Answer 1

Answer:

The number is 14.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number be x. According to the question,

$\frac{5}{2} x-\frac{3}{7}x=29$

$(\frac{5}{2}-\frac{3}{7})x=29$

$\frac{29}{14} x=14$

$x=29\times\frac{14}{29} =14$