Geoff thinks of a number. He deducts five from it and the divides the result by three. His answer is 25. what number did he start with?

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Carly Black

14 March, 07:01

Geoff thinks of a number. He deducts five from it and the divides the result by three. His answer is 25. what number did he start with?

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Brennan · Answer 1

80

Step-by-step explanation:

Geoff's number is 80. We can figure this out by reversing the steps.

Instead of dividing, we can multiply 3 by 25 to get the number in which 5 was subtracted to get that number.

3 x 25 = 75

75 + 5 = 80

Therefore, Geoff's number is 80.