Wilma and Betty are playing a number game. Wilma tells Betty, "I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 10. If I take the number and add 4 to it and then multiply that by 3, I get 30." What number is Wilma thinking of?
Mathematics · High School · Thu Jan 21 2021
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Let the number be x
Then, according to question adding 4 to it
(x + 4)
Now, Multiplying by 3, we get
(x + 4) × 3 = 30
3x + 12 = 30
3x = 30 - 12
3x = 18
x = 18/3
x = 6
Hence, Wilma is thinking of number 6.