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When 6 is subtracted from the 5 times of a number the sum becomes 9 find the number

User JerH
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Answer:

nine plus six

= 15 ÷ five

answer Three

User Olga Budnik
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Let that unknown number be x

⇒Mathematically this is written as


5(x)-6=9\\5x-6=9\\5x=9+6\\5x=15\\(5x)/(5) =(15)/(5) \\x=3

This just means that the unknown number is 3

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