Question

Think of a number divide it by 3and then add 5 rhetoric answer is twice the number thought

Answer 1

Answer:

NO no

Step-by-step explanation:

I CHOSE 9 DIVIDING IT BY 3 GIVES 3 AND 3+5=8

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

let x be the number you’re thinking of.

When you divide the number by 3 you have x/3

When you add 5 to that number you have x/3 +5

And this (x/3+ 5) is equal to twice the original number (2x)

So…

x/3 +5 = 2x

you need to solve for x. Multiply both side of the equation by 3 to give you

x + 15 = 6x

subtract x from both sides of the equation to give you:

15 = 5x

divide by 5 to get x = 3

Your original number is 3.

Check by running it through the original statement:

My number is 3. If I divide by 3 and then add 5 to that I will get 6, which is twice the original number. Problem solved.