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prealgebra intermediate

Problem

If , what is when ?
Solution
We have . Multiplying both sides by 9 to get rid of the fraction gives so . We could distribute on the right-hand side, but it's a bit faster to divide both sides by 5, giving . Adding 32 to both sides gives .
Final answer
68