SOLUTION: A number is doubled, and then seven is added. When the result is divided by forty, the quotient is two and the remainder is thirty-three. Find the original number.

Question 121046: A number is doubled, and then seven is added. When the result is divided by forty, the quotient is two and the remainder is thirty-three. Find the original number.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A number is doubled, and then seven is added. When the result is divided by forty, the quotient is two and the remainder is thirty-three. Find the original number.
-------------
Let the original number be "x".
EQUATION:
(2x + 7)/40 = 2 +33/40
2x+7 = 80 + 33
2x = 106
x = 103
============
Cheers,
Stan H.
RELATED QUESTIONS
A number is doubled, and then seven is added. When the result is divided by forty, the... (answered by Edwin McCravy)

a number is divided by 3 and then the quotient is added to 18 the result is... (answered by jim_thompson5910)

A number is divided by 2, and then the quotient is added to 8. The reault is 33. Find the (answered by farohw)

When five is subtracted from four times a certain number the remainder is divided by... (answered by josgarithmetic)

A number is doubled and then increased by seven. The result is 93. What is the original... (answered by Stitch)

A number is divided by 6. Then, 3 is added to the quotient, and the result is 5. What is... (answered by fractalier)

a number is divided by 4, and then 5 is added to the quotient. the result is 11. find the (answered by TimothyLamb)

The difference of two numbers is seventy-two, and if the larger number is divided by the... (answered by MathLover1,stanbon)

When a number is doubled and then added to 3, the new result is equal to 15 decreased by... (answered by ikleyn)