SOLUTION: If 2 is added to 5 times a number, the result is equal to 5 more than 4 times the number. Find the number.

SOLUTION: If 2 is added to 5 times a number, the result is equal to 5 more than 4 times the number. Find the number.

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Question 101860This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra
: If 2 is added to 5 times a number, the result is equal to 5 more than 4 times the number. Find the number. This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

Answer by elima(1433) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 2 is added to 5 times a number, the result is equal to 5 more than 4 times the number. Find the number
5x+2=4x+5
5x-4x=5-2
x=3
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