SOLUTION: sixteen exceeds one-fifth of a number by 8. What is the number?

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Question 342804: sixteen exceeds one-fifth of a number by 8. What is the number?
Answer by user_dude2008(1861) About Me  (Show Source):
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16=(1/5)x+8

8=(1/5)x

40=x

Answer: x=40