document.write( "Question 76776: Will someone please help me with this problem?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #55029 by Earlsdon(6294)\"\" \"About 
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Let the required number be n. From the problem description, you can write:
\n" ); document.write( "5(n-8) = -30 Simplify and solve for n.
\n" ); document.write( "5n-40 = -30 Add 40 to both sides of the equation,
\n" ); document.write( "5n = 10 Now divide both sides by 5.
\n" ); document.write( "n = 2 This is the number.
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