Anita thinks of a number and subtracts 32 from it. She multiplies the result by 8. The result now obtained is 5 times the same number she thought of. What is the number she thought of ?
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Solution
Let, the number which Anita initially thought of be x.
She subtracts 32 from x and then multiplies it by 8. ⇒(x–32)×8
According to the question, (x–32)×8=5×x8x–12=5x8x–5x=123x=12x=123x=4
Thus, the number that Anita initially thought of is 4.