SOLUTION: A boy was asked to subtract 7 from a certain number and divide the result by five .instead he subtracted 5 and divided the result by7 his answer was 4 less than it should have been

SOLUTION: A boy was asked to subtract 7 from a certain number and divide the result by five .instead he subtracted 5 and divided the result by7 his answer was 4 less than it should have been

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Question 1187023: A boy was asked to subtract 7 from a certain number and divide the result by five .instead he subtracted 5 and divided the result by7 his answer was 4 less than it should have been what was the given number
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