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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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4

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6

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8

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10

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Solution

The correct option is A

4


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.


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