Answer:
The number Alexis thinks of first is 6.7.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the number Alexis thinks of be x and the first answer he got be y.
Since he multiplies the number by x and divides the answer by 100, the equation is
10x = y
10x = [tex]\frac{y}{100}[/tex]
Then, he multiplies this answer, [tex]\frac{y}{100}[/tex], by 1000 and gets a final answer of 67. The equation is
[tex]\frac{y}{100}[/tex] × 1000 = 67
To find y, you divide 1000y by 100 which gives 10y.
i.e. [tex]\frac{1000y}{1000} = 67[/tex]
10y = 67
Divide both sides of the equation by the coefficient of y (which is 10)
[tex]\frac{10y}{10} = \frac{67}{10}[/tex]
y = 6.7
Substituting 6.7 for y in 10x = y
10x = 6.7
Divide both sides of the equation by the coefficient of x (which is 10)
[tex]\frac{10x}{10} = \frac{6.7}{10}[/tex]
x = 0.67
∴ The number Alexis thinks of first is 0.67.
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