SOLUTION: I think of the letter D. I multiply D by 5. The larger number exceeds the smaller number by 8. What is D?

SOLUTION: I think of the letter D. I multiply D by 5. The larger number exceeds the smaller number by 8. What is D?

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Question 18662: I think of the letter D. I multiply D by 5. The larger number exceeds the smaller number by 8. What is D?
Answer by pwac(253) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
So D is the smaller number
Multiply D by 5 gives 5D
This larger number(5D) = smaller number(D)+8
So this gives an equation:
5D=D+8 take D to left side,remember it changes sign
5D-D=8 this gives:
4D=8 divide both sides by 4
D=2
hope this helps
Pete
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