SOLUTION: When 122 is decreased by five times a number, the result is equal to the number increased by 20. What is the number?
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Question 745887: When 122 is decreased by five times a number, the result is equal to the number increased by 20. What is the number?
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When 122 is decreased by five times a number, the result is equal to the number increased by 20. What is the number?
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Let n = the number
then
122-5n = n+20
122 = 6n+20
102 = 6n
102/6 = n
17 = n
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