SOLUTION: What number added to 85 gives a sum which is five less then six times the original number?

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Question 664760: What number added to 85 gives a sum which is five less then six times the original number?
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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x + 85 = 6x-5
Group and isolate x on one side
85 + 5 = 6x - x
90 = 5x
Divide both sides by 5
x = 18
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Check cartoon%28%0D%0A18+%2B+85+=+103%2C%0D%0A6%2A18+=+108+-+5+=+103%2C%0D%0A103+=+103%29
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