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Amina thinks of a number and subtracts `5/2` from it. She multiplies the result by 8. The result now obtained is 3 times the same number she thought of. What is the number?

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  2. Solve the following equations and check your result : 3m =5m - 8/5.

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  14. Solve the following linear equations : n/2-(3n)/4+(5n)/6=21

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