SOLUTION: When 189 is subtracted from five times a certain number the result is 2 added to one half of the original number, find the number
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Question 798993: When 189 is subtracted from five times a certain number the result is 2 added to one half of the original number, find the number
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5x - 189 = x/2 + 2
9x/2 = 191
x = 42 4/9 = 42.4444....
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