SOLUTION: a student was asked to multiply a number by 23 by mistake he multiply it by 32 and hid answer was 162 more than the actual answer. what is a number?

SOLUTION: a student was asked to multiply a number by 23 by mistake he multiply it by 32 and hid answer was 162 more than the actual answer. what is a number?

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Question 984178: a student was asked to multiply a number by 23 by mistake he multiply it by 32 and hid answer was 162 more than the actual answer. what is a number?

Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x=a number
32x=23x+162
9x=162
x=18
ANSWER: The number was 18.
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