SOLUTION: 421 exceeds nine times a number by 61. What is the number?
I am confuse meaning of exceeds please help me
thanks
sree
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Question 154273: 421 exceeds nine times a number by 61. What is the number?
I am confuse meaning of exceeds please help me
thanks
sree
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, mangopeeler07:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"421 exceeds nine times a number by 61" translates to
Start with the given equation.
Subtract from both sides.
Combine like terms on the right side.
Divide both sides by to isolate .
Reduce.
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Answer:
So the answer is which means that the number is 40
Answer by mangopeeler07(462) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
421 exceeds nine times a number by 61. What is the number?
"exceeds a number by 61" means "is 61 more than a number". So 421 is 61 more than 9 times a number".
a number=x
Equation:
421=9x+61
Now to solve it. Subtract 61 from both sides
360=9x
40=x
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