SOLUTION: 5 times the sum of a number and -1 is the same as 6 times the number.
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Question 347962: 5 times the sum of a number and -1 is the same as 6 times the number.
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5 times the sum of a number and -1 is the same as 6 times the number.
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Let x = the number
then
5(x+(-1)) = 6x
5(x-1) = 6x
5x-5 = 6x
-5 = x
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Answer: the "number" is -5
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