Ryan is thinking of a number. When he multiplies this number by 6 and then subtracts 15 from the answer, he ends up with his original number. What number is Ryan thinking of?

Question

Ryan is thinking of a number.  When he multiplies this number by 6 and then subtracts 15 from the answer, he ends up with his original number.  What number is Ryan thinking of?

Annonomous · Accepted Answer

6x-15=x x=3 3x6=18-15=3 Ryan's number is 3

Reiny · Answer

" When he multiplies this number by 6 and then subtracts 15 from the answer, he ends up with his original number." -----> 6x - 15 = x easy to solve for x

bod · Answer

19

tsgr · Answer

100

hi · Answer

15

nicholas · Answer

3*6=18 18-15=3

Milana · Answer

6x-15=x x=3 3*6=18-15=3 Ryan's number is 3

Ur Local Dummy c: · Answer

Hi there! I'm a dumb idiot. Anyways, how to solve this problem. So we see here that the number that they gave us can be multiplied and subtracted by 15 to get back to the original number. Now, we have to solve for x. The formula is: 6x-15=x. How do we find out for x? Let's look at the factors of 6 and 15. They both have 3. Now, let's see if 3 works. 6x3=18-15=3. I hope this helped! :)

Jojo Girl · Answer

3x6=18, 18-15=3! Remeber, don't forget to show love.