Benny thinks of a number subtracts $18$ from it and divides the difference by $3$ . The result is $- 4$ . What is the number

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Let $x$ be the number Benny thinks.
According to the question-
$\frac{x - 18}{3} = - 4$
$\Rightarrow x - 18 = - 4 \times 3$
$\Rightarrow x = 18 - 12 = 6$
Hence Benny thinks of $6$ .

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Benny thinks of a number subtracts 18 from it and divides the difference by 3. The result is −4. What is the number

Let x be the number Benny thinks.According to the question-x−183=−4⇒x−18=−4×3⇒x=18−12=6Hence Benny thinks of 6.

Benny thinks of a number subtracts $18$ from it and divides the difference by $3$ . The result is $- 4$ . What is the number

Let $x$ be the number Benny thinks.
According to the question-
$\frac{x - 18}{3} = - 4$
$\Rightarrow x - 18 = - 4 \times 3$
$\Rightarrow x = 18 - 12 = 6$
Hence Benny thinks of $6$ .