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In Mathematics / High School | 2014-05-19

Five times the sum of a number and one is 115. What is the number?

Use [tex]x[/tex] as your variable.

Asked by BambiBenwell

Answer (3)

The initial equation is: 5 ( x + 1 ) = 115
Let's transform it for x: 5 x + 5 = 115
... distract 5: 5 x = 110
... divide both sides by 5: x = 22

Answered by voytek | 2024-06-10

Write the follow equation accordin the text of the task:
5 ( x + 1 ) = 115
Solve the equation:
5 ( x + 1 ) = 115 5 x + 5 = 115 5 x = 115 − 5 5 x = 110 x = 5 110 ​ x = 22

Answered by Ryan2 | 2024-06-10

The number is found to be 22 after solving the equation which stems from the statement that five times the sum of a number and one equals 115. We achieved this by isolating the variable and simplifying the equation step-by-step. Thus, substituting back verifies that five times the sum results in the given condition.
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Answered by voytek | 2024-12-23