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.