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☺ Krutika was thinking of a number. Krutika divides by 7, then adds 8 to get an answer of 5. What
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Answer 1

x=−0.4285714286

Explanation:

(x÷7)+8=5

x/7=5-8

x=(5-8)/7

x=−0.4285714286

Answer 2

-21

Explanation:

I used the backward method

She adds 8 to get 5.

So we start with 5 and subtract 8

5-8 = -3

She divides by 7 but since we are using the backwards method, we have to multiply.

-3*7= -21

After that, we can check our answer

Krutika was thinking of -21

-21/7= -3

-3+8= 5

-21 is the answer

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