Grace thought of a number, added 7, multiplied by 3, took away 5 and divided by 4 to give an answer of 7.

The number Grace took was 4.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let us assume that she took a number 'x'

Now she added 7 in it,

Then multiplied by 3 ,   =

Then took away or subtracted 5.

And divided by 4 to get answer 7.

Now we will solve this to get x.

x = 4

Hence, the number Grace took was 4.

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step-by-step explanation:

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answer:

x - 3

discussion:

x^2 - 9 = (x-3) (x+3)   so

(x^2-9)/ (x + 3) = x-3

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