Question

If you take a number, times by 5 then subtract 9. You get the same as if you took the number, times by 4 then add 1. What is the number?

Answer 1

Answer: 7

Explanation:

Answer 2

Let number be x

5x + 9= 4x + 1

5x - 4x = - 9 + 1

x = - 8