Akram thought of a number, added 7, multiplied by 3, took away 5, and divided by 4 to get an answer of 7. What was the starting number?
Q1. Akram thought of a number, added 7, multiplied by 3, took away 5, and divided by 4 to get an answer of 7. What was the starting number?
Answer: 4
Explanation: Reversing the operations: 7×4 = 28, add 5 = 33, divide by 3 = 11, subtract 7 gives the starting number 4.