document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38309>Question 38309</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We have threee adults who have collectively have math degress, MBA and a 12 year old with a problem that none of us came arrive at the equation.  It reads as folows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The difference of a number from 8 is 3 more than the product of the same number and five.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a bit of an embarassment as I am visiting my nephew and he is having fun watching us try to dome with this answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope you can help.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Deborah Linsley </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #23794 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><B>askmemath(368)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=askmemath><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=23794\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> LEt the number = X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Difference from 8 implies 8-X = (5X)+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplifying<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 = 6X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = 5/6 </SPAN>\n" );
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