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Five times a number is divided by 7 more than the number. If the result is 0, then what was the original number?

 May 15, 2023
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Five times a number is divided by 7 more than the number. If the result is 0, then what was the original number?     

 

Let the original number be called "x"     

 

                                                        5x / (x + 7)  =  0     

 

                                                                      5x  =  0     

 

                                                                        x  =  0     

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