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The sum of five and a number is twenty. Find the number.
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Question 269711: Please help me solve this problem:
The sum of five and a number is twenty. Find the number.
Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let X be the number
You are told
subtract 5 from each side
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