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Set up equation and solve them to find the unknown number in the following case: If I take three-fourths of a number and add 3 to it, I get 21.

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Set up equation and solve them to find the unknown number in the following case:

If I take three-fourths of a number and add 3 to it, I get 21.

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उत्तर

Let the number be x

Three-fourth of this number = `(3x)/4`

`3/4x + 3 = 21`

`3/4x` = 18      ...(Transposing 3 to R.H.S)

Multiplying both sides by 4

`(3x xx 4)/4`

= 18 × 4

3x = 72

Dividing both sides by 3,

`(3x)/3 = 72/3`

x = 24

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अध्याय 4: Simple Equations - EXERCISE 4.3 [पृष्ठ ७१]

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एनसीईआरटी Mathematics [English] Class 7
अध्याय 4 Simple Equations
EXERCISE 4.3 | Q 1. (c) | पृष्ठ ७१

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