Concept explainers
To calculate: The final value of the number.
Answer to Problem 71WE
The number is 3.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
A number is increased by 17 and the sum is multiplied by 4. The result is 77 more than the number.
Calculation:
Let the number be x .
The number x is increased by 17.
This sum is multiplied by 4.
The result is 77 more than the number.
The two expressions are equal. So it can be written as,
By solving the equation,
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