Question

Five times a number plus four times the same number is equal to 360. What is the number?

Answer 1

5x40=200
4x40=160
200+160=360

Answer 2

The number is 40.

Explanation:

Let the number be x.

Given the statement: Five times a number plus four times the same number is equal to 360.

"Five times a number" means 5x

"Four times the same number" means 4x

Then, as per the given information we have;

`5x + 4x = 360`

Combine like terms;

9x = 360

Divide both sides by 9 we get;

x = 40

Therefore, the number is, 40.