If 9 is subtracted from a number, the result is 5. find the number .

4

Step-by-step explanation:

The number is 4.

Let's replace the unknown number with x and put it into an equation.

9-x= 5

Carry over the 9 to the 5 and make x the subject.

-x= 5-9

-x= -4

-x= -4/-1

x= 4

not enough information

step-by-step explanation:

we cannot know this, because the other students could have handed out 10 flyers, or they could have handed out 100. one way, the mean would go up, and another way, the mean would go down.