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Question 41604: problem solving
Five times some number is 10 less than the number. What is the number?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Five times some number is 10 less than the number. What is the number?
Let the number be "x".
EQUATION:
5x=x-10
4x=-10
x=-5/2
Cheers,
Stan H.