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12 October, 20:07

I think of a number, then divide by 5, then subtract 78 - the result is nine

what number was I thinking of first

Algebra is really hard for me I start to stress about it a lot

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  1. 12 October, 20:28
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    Imagine that the number that we are looking for is x

    We know that:

    x/5 - 78 = 9

    x/5 = 9 + 78

    x/5 = 87

    x = 87. 5 = 435

    So the number we need is 435
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