SOLUTION: if 3 is subtracted from a number and the remainder is multiplied by 13 the product becomes 91 find the number

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Question 945786: if 3 is subtracted from a number and the remainder is multiplied by 13 the product becomes 91 find the number
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let the number be x
according to the question remainder is (x-3).
(x-3)is then multiplied by 13
that is,
(x-3)*13
(x-3)*13=91 13x-39=91
13x=130
x=130/13=10
therefore the required number is 10