Question

Add 9 to me, then multiply by 3. If you subtract 16 and then add 7, you get 27. What number am I?

Answer 1

The answer is 3. You add 9 to it, get 12, the multiply by 3, you get 36. Subtract 16, you get 20. Add 7, get 27

Answer 2

The number obtained when it is added with 9, multiplied by 3, subtracted by 16 and then added with 7 is 3.

Suppose the number is x

An addition of  9 to x = 9+x

Multiplication of 9+x and 3 = 3(9+x)

According to the question

3(9+x)-16+7 = 27

By solving the above equation we will get x

What is an equation?

An equation is a statement that equates to two expressions.

So, 3(9+x) = 36

9+x=12

x=3

So, the number is x=3

Thus, the required number that satisfies the question is 3.

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