Ashton and Kamir are arguing about how a number trick they heard goes. Ashton tells Andrew to think of a number, multiply it by five and subtract three from the result. Kamir tells Andrew to think of a number, add five and multiply the result by three. Andrew says that whichever way he does the trick he gets the same answer. What was the number?key

The number was 9.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number be 'x;.

think of a number, multiply it by five and subtract three from the result :

According to Ashton, the expression would be :

Kamir tells Andrew to think of a number, add five and multiply the result by three:

According to Kamir, the expression would be :

At last, they get the same number :

Hence, the number was 9.

112

Step-by-step explanation:

First you find 30% of 160 which is 48.

Next you take 48 and subtract it from 160 which is 112

112 is the other 70%