SOLUTION: Nine less than five times a number is 271. Find the number.
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Question 564738: Nine less than five times a number is 271. Find the number.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let number be x
5 times it = 5x
9 less = 5x-9
5x-9=271
+9
5x=280
/5
x=56 , the number
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