SOLUTION: five times the difference of a number and 2 is equal to the quotient of the same number and 6

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Question 1158816: five times the difference of a number and 2 is equal to the quotient of the same number and 6
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let a number be
the difference of a number and is:
five times the difference of a number and :
is equal to =
the quotient of the same number and :
combine all:
........solve for





-> exact solution


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