Seventy-four less than 9 times a number is 7. What is the number?
2006-12-05 23:42:03 · 6 answers · asked by Dual M 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
The number is 9.
7 + 74 = 81
9 x 9 = 81
2006-12-05 23:46:02 · answer #1 · answered by Diet_smartie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9
2006-12-06 07:48:09 · answer #2 · answered by lee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Answers is 9, see the following
Let the number is "x"
9 times number is 9x
74 less than 9 times of "x" is 9*x-74=7
---> 9*x-74=7
---> 9x=7+74
---> 9x=81
---> x=9
2006-12-06 07:50:24 · answer #3 · answered by rajesh e 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its 9
2006-12-06 07:50:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the answer is 9
let the number be 'x'.
now,
9x-74=7
9x=74+7=81
x=81/9=9
so, the answer is 9
2006-12-06 08:00:57 · answer #5 · answered by galwithwings2346 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-0.109375
wouldn't it look like this?
(9-74)a=7
2006-12-06 07:48:41 · answer #6 · answered by girlybard 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋