document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=321920>Question 321920</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if 6 is subtracted from five times a number, the result is 2 more than six times the number. find the number. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #230456 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=230456\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the number be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 times the number = 5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 6 from it <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so it will be 5x-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 times the number = 6x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 more = 6x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-6=6x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-6x=2+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-8 </SPAN>\n" );
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