SOLUTION: If the number is taken away from 29, the result is divided by 6, the answer is 4

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Question 983062: If the number is taken away from 29, the result is divided by 6, the answer is 4
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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lets a number be x
if the number is taken away from 29: we have 29-x
the result is divided by 6: we have %2829-x%29%2F6
the answer is 4: we have %2829-x%29%2F6=4
now solve for x:
%2829-x%29%2F6=4
29-x=4%2A6
29-x=24
29-24=x
5=x
so, your number is 5