Question

when you subtract three fifth of a number from one fifth of the same number, the answer is -4. what are the numbers?

Answer 1

Answer:

10

Step-by-step explanation:

let the number be equal to x

according to the problem in the question given

x/5-3x/5=-4

(x-3x)/5=-4

-2x/5=-4

x= -4×5/-2

x= -20/-2

x=10