Step-by-step explanation:
Going from V to M :
x goes from 13 to 7 or a change of -6 go -6 more to reach U, x = 1
y goes from 8 to 12 or a change of + 4 go +4 more to reach U, y = 16
U = (1,16)
Answer: The required number is -3.
Step-by-step explanation: Given that three added to 8 times a number is the same as 3 times the value of 2 times the number minus 1.
We are to find the number.
Let x represents the given number.
Then, according to the given information, we have
Thus, the required number is -3.