Question

a number, multiply it by 4, subtract 6 and then divide it by 5. If the answer is 10, what was the original number? @mkerr017 @aum @zepdrix

Answer 1

16.5 i think

Answer 2

It's funny how it says "think of a number",
because that doesn't really help solve the problem lol

Answer 3

So I read the steps like this:
`multiply by 4`
`subtract 6`
`divide by 6`

So I would do the inverse of all these steps to 10, and in the reverse order,
start with 10:
`multiply by 6`
`add 6`
`divide by 4`

Answer 4

you just have to work backwards, start with ten and do the opposite of whatever it says

Answer 5

ok, thanks! @zepdrix @mkerr017

Answer 6

14? @zepdrix @mkerr017

Answer 7

14? Hmmmm that doesn't seem right >.<
Starting with 10
`multiply by 6`
60
`add 6`
66
`divide by 4`
16.5

Answer 8

This seems like a weird way to collect data on the way people guess numbers

Answer 9

change "think of a number" to "a number"

Answer 10

I did this:\[\frac{ 4x-6 }{5 }=10\]

Answer 11

x is 14.

Answer 12

this sounds like you are asking us to think of a number do a bunch of stuff to it, and if we get 10 as an answer we are to report to you. For god knows what....

Answer 13

:)

Answer 14

no, before i didnt know how to work it out! @zzr0ck3r

Answer 15

@zepdrix