SOLUTION: Six less than five time a number is the same as eight times the number. find the number?

SOLUTION: Six less than five time a number is the same as eight times the number. find the number?

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Question 893125: Six less than five time a number is the same as eight times the number. find the number?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5x-6=8x
-3x=6
x=6/-3
x=-2
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5*-2-6=8*-2
-16=-16
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