Question

A number is multiply by 5 and then divide by 10 if the result is 150 find the number

Answer 1

Given

A number is multiplied by 5 and then divided by 10.

If the result is 150.

To find the number.

Explanation:

It is given that,

A number is multiplied by 5 and then divided by 10.

If the result is 150.

That implies,

Let x be the number.

Then,

$\begin{gathered} (5\times x)\div10=150 \\ \frac{5x}{10}=150 \\ 5x=10\times150 \\ x=\frac{1500}{5} \\ x=300 \end{gathered}$

Hence, the number is 300.