Manoj and Tamar are arguing about a number trick they heard. Tamar tells Andrew to think of a number, multiply it by five and
subtract three from the result. Then Manoj 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.
a. What was the number Andrew started with?
b. What was the result Andrew got both times?
c. Name another set of steps that would have resulted in the
same answer if Andrew started with the same nu