SOLUTION: Please write the following as an equation then solve
The sum of 5 times a number, and 5, is equal to 4 times the number.
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Question 1084605: Please write the following as an equation then solve
The sum of 5 times a number, and 5, is equal to 4 times the number.
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the number be x. Then just follow the problem:
5x+5 = 4x
x = -5
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check:
5(-5)+5 = 4(-5)
-25+5 = -20 Correct
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