Anwar thinks of a number. If he takes away 7 from 5/2 of the number, the result is 24. What is the number anwar thought ?

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Explanation:

Let x be the number

$(5)/(2)x - 7= 24\\$

Add 7 to both sides

$(5)/(2)x -7+7=24+7\\\\(5)/(2)x=31\\x=31*(2)/(5)\\\\x=(62)/(5)\\\\x=12(2)/(5)$

Yousef Imran answered Aug 19, 2021

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