document.write( "Question 172960: Five times a number is the same as 30 more than 8 times the number. Find the number. \n" ); document.write( "
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Five times a number is the same as 30 more than 8 times the number. Find the number.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = the number
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\n" ); document.write( "5x = 8x+30
\n" ); document.write( "-3x = 30
\n" ); document.write( "x = -10
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