SOLUTION: Nine times a number is 12 more than 5 times a number

SOLUTION: Nine times a number is 12 more than 5 times a number

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Question 572468: Nine times a number is 12 more than 5 times a number
Answer by Maths68(1474) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the number
9x=5x+12
9x-5x=12
4x=12
4x/4=12/4
x=3
Number is 3

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