SOLUTION: "the sum of five and eight times a number is the same as fifty plus one-half the number. find the number."
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Question 522210: "the sum of five and eight times a number is the same as fifty plus one-half the number. find the number."
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"the sum of five and eight times a number is the same as fifty plus one-half the number. find the number."
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Let the number be "x":
Equation:
5 + 8x = (x/2) + 50
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(15/2)x = 45
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x = (2/15)*45
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x = 30
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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