SOLUTION: What is eight more than a number is twenty-seven?

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Question 337278: What is eight more than a number is twenty-seven?
Answer by apachemexican1(64) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is eight more than a number is twenty-seven?
first write out the equation
8 + n = 27
then you subtract 8 from both sides of the equation
8 + n = 27
-8 -8 drop the n down and subtract 8 from 27
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n = 19 this is your answer!
n= 19