SOLUTION: When five times a number is decreased by 1, it has the same value as four times the number increased by 15.what is number

Question 827202: When five times a number is decreased by 1, it has the same value as four times the number increased by 15.what is number
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When five times a number is decreased by 1, it has the same value as four times the number increased by 15.what is number
let n = the number
just write an equation for what it says
5n - 1 = 4n + 15
5n - 4n = 15 + 1
you can finish this, I am sure.
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Check your solution in the original equation
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