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Question 782664: five times the difference between a number and two is the same as four times the number , what is the number ?
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five times the difference between a number and two is the same as four times the number , what is the number ?
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5(n-2) = 4n
5n - 10 = 4n
5n - 4n = 10
n = 10
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