Question

A number exceeds 37684955 by 3615045. What is that number ?

Answer 1

Hint: Variable method is a method in which we denote the unknown number with an alphabet and then treat that alphabet as a number. Use the given data and write a linear equation in x and then find the value of x.

Complete step by step solution:
It is given that a number exceeds 37684955 by 3615045 and we have to find the value of this number. We shall solve the given question by using variables. Variable method is a method in which we denote the unknown number with an alphabet and then treat that alphabet as a number. Let the unknown number whose value we have to find be x. This means that we have to find the value of x. we can do this with the given information.

From the given data we know that the number ‘x’ exceeds 37684955 by 3615045. This means that the difference between 37684955 and 3615045 is equal to x. Therefore, if we subtract 3615045 from 37684955 then the result will be x. i.e. $37684955-3615045=x$
On subtracting we get that $x=34069910$.

Therefore, the number that we are talking about is $34069910$.

Note: Be careful while the linear equation in x. You may accidently subtract 37684955 from 3615045, which is incorrect.Other than says that the difference between 37684955 and 3615045 is equal to x, we can also say that the sum of the number ‘x’ and 3615045 is equal to 37684955, since the number ‘x’ exceeds 37684955 by 3615045.