Respuesta :

samueladesida43

Answer:

The number is 2

Step-by-step explanation:

To attempt this question, we need to represent the number with (x).

Let the number be x

Five more than the number is:

5 + x

Seven-halves means 1/2 × 7 = 7/2

Mathematically, the question is saying:

5 + x = 7/2 × x

5 + x = 7x/2

Cross multiply;

2(5 + x) = 7x

10 + 2x = 7x

We collect like terms;

10 = 7x - 2x

10 = 5x

x = 10/5

x = 2

The number represented by x is 2

facundo3141592

We want to convert the given sentence into an equation, and then solve it. We will see that the number is 2.

Finding the equation

We start with the sentence:

"Five more than a number is equal to seven-halves of the number"

if we define x as the number, we can write:

5 + x = (7/2)*x

Now we can solve this equation for x, we will get:

5 + x = (7/2)*x

5 = (7/2)*x - x = (7/2 - 1)*x

5 = (7/2 - 2/2)*x = (5/2)*x

(2/5)*5 = x

2 = x

So the number is 2.

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