SOLUTION: If 15 is subtracted from a certain number, we are left with 5/6 of the number.
What is the number?
let the number be x
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Question 772700: If 15 is subtracted from a certain number, we are left with 5/6 of the number.
What is the number?
let the number be x
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x - 15 = 5/6x
x - 5/6x = 15
1/6 x = 15
x = 90
Proof:
x - 15 = 5/6x
90 - 15 = 5/6 * 90
75 = 75
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