Question

the product of 9 and the sum of three times a number and 8 is 180. what is the number?

Answer 1

let the number be 'x'
According to the question,
9×(3x+8) = 180
=> 27x +72 = 180
=> 27x =180 -72
=> 27x =108
=> x =108/27
=> x = 4
Therefore,the number is 4.