ABC26GN1628 · Problems on Numbers

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Problems on Numbers · Exam: 2002 · Marks: · Difficulty:

Find a number such that when 15 is subtracted from 7 times the number, the result is 10 more than twice the number.
Answer
Answer (as printed):
Explanation
Let the number be $x$. Then, $7x-15=2x+10 \Rightarrow 5x=25 \Rightarrow x=5$. Hence, the required number is 5.

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