SOLUTION: If a number is decreased by 8 and the difference is multiplied by 10, this product is 50. What is the number?
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Question 939213: If a number is decreased by 8 and the difference is multiplied by 10, this product is 50. What is the number?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
10(n-8) = 50
n - 8 = 5
n = 13
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