A number is such that it is as much greater than 45 as it is less than 75. Find the number.
Divide 40 into two parts such that of one part is equal to of the other.
The numerator of a fraction is 2 less than its denominator. If 2 is subtracted from the numerator and 1 is the added to the denominator then the fraction becomes 2/7. Find the fraction.
If 1 is subtracted from both sides of x + 1 = 5, then we have:
x = 5 – 1
x + 2 4
x = 1 – 6