SOLUTION: if 2 is added to five times a number, the result is equal to 5 more than four times the number. Find the number.
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Question 219253: if 2 is added to five times a number, the result is equal to 5 more than four times the number. Find the number.
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5x+2=4x+5
5x-4x=5-2
x=3 ans.
Proof:
5*3+2=4*3+5
15+2=12+5
17=17
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