SOLUTION: If You subtract 27 from the product of 8 and a number, you get 1789. What is the number?

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Question 1553: If You subtract 27 from the product of 8 and a number, you get 1789. What is the number?
Answer by usyim88hk(157) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x be that number
set up an equation
8x-27 = 1789
now add 27 to both sides
8x = 1816
divide both sides by 8
x = 227
So the number is 227