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Wenty five less than the product of a number and twenty is equal to 35. What is the number?

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Answer:

3

Explanation:

Expressed symbolically:

20n - 25 = 35, or

20 n = 60.

Thus, n = 60/20 = 3.

The formerly unknown number is 3.

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