SOLUTION: A pile of notepaper can be shared among n envelope so that there are three sheets per envelope. If there were 64 fewer envelopes ther would be five sheets per envelope. Find the va

Question 1130504: A pile of notepaper can be shared among n envelope so that there are three sheets per envelope. If there were 64 fewer envelopes ther would be five sheets per envelope. Find the value of n
Answer by ikleyn(52921) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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3n = 5*(n-64)


3n = 5n - 320


320 = 5n - 3n


320 = 2n


n = 320/2 = 160  envelopes.      ANSWER

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