SOLUTION: If the product of six and the sum of five plus a number is 174, what is the number?
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Question 407394
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If the product of six and the sum of five plus a number is 174, what is the number?
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"the product of six and the sum of five plus a number is 174" means that
Start with the given equation.
Distribute.
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
So the unknown number is 24.
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