SOLUTION: Will someone please help me with this problem? Five times the difference of a number and eight is negative thirty. Find the number. Thank You, Sabrina

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Question 76776: Will someone please help me with this problem?
Five times the difference of a number and eight is negative thirty. Find the number.
Thank You,
Sabrina
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the required number be n. From the problem description, you can write:
5(n-8) = -30 Simplify and solve for n.
5n-40 = -30 Add 40 to both sides of the equation,
5n = 10 Now divide both sides by 5.
n = 2 This is the number.