SOLUTION: When five times a number is decreased by 4, the result is 26. What is the number?
I looked and the answer is 12, but I have set the problem up and can't get it to work out.
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Question 396537: When five times a number is decreased by 4, the result is 26. What is the number?
I looked and the answer is 12, but I have set the problem up and can't get it to work out.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When five times a number is decreased by 4, the result is 26.
:
5x - 4 = 26
5x = 26 + 4
5x = 30
x =
x = 6, (the answer is not 12)
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