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algebra junior

Problem

Maddy and Lara see a list of numbers written on a blackboard. Maddy adds to each number in the list and finds that the sum of her new numbers is . Lara multiplies each number in the list by and finds that the sum of her new numbers is also . How many numbers are written on the blackboard?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Let there be numbers in the list of numbers, and let their sum be . Then we have the following From the second equation, . So,
Final answer
A