SOLUTION: A NUMBER,WHEN ADDED TO 5, GIVES THE SAME RESULT AS WHEN 2/3 OF IT IS SUBTRACTED FROM 6 WHAT IS THE NUMBER

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Question 927626: A NUMBER,WHEN ADDED TO 5, GIVES THE SAME RESULT AS WHEN 2/3 OF IT IS SUBTRACTED FROM 6 WHAT IS THE NUMBER
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let a number be
given:
is = to

set equation up:
...solve for







check:













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