SOLUTION: When the sum of a number and 3 is subtracted from 10 the result is 5. Find the number.
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Question 662652: When the sum of a number and 3 is subtracted from 10 the result is 5. Find the number.
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Visualize following a map in reverse from the destination back to the starting point. Complete this word problem the same way.
5 + 10 = 15 - 3 = 12 is the number
Proof
12 + 3 = 15 - 10 = 5
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