Math story 67 · Word problems

I'm Thinking of a Number (times)

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I'm thinking of a number. If I multiply it by 6, I get 84.

Backwards, times turns into divided by.

84 divided by 6 is 14. My number is 14.

My number times 4 makes 96. What is my number?

Answer and working

Correct! 96 divided by 4 is 24.

96 ÷ 4 = 24

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