SOLUTION: Five times a number subtracted from 40 is the same as three times the number. Find the number.
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Question 394432: Five times a number subtracted from 40 is the same as three times the number. Find the number.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let number be
Five times a number is
subtracted from is
which is same as three times the number
so, you have:
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