SOLUTION: when 4 is added to a number and the result divided by 5,the final result is 44 less than the original number. Find the number ?

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Question 492020: when 4 is added to a number and the result divided by 5,the final result is 44 less than the original number. Find the number ?
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when 4 is added to a number and the result divided by 5, the final result is 44 less than the original number.
Find the number ?
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Write an equation for exactly what it says:
%284%2Bn%29%2F5 = n - 44
Multiply both sides by 5, resulting in:
4 + n = 5(n-44)
4 + n = 5n - 220
4 + 220 = 5n - n
224 = 4n
n = 224%2F4
n = 56
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Check solution in original equation
%2856%2Bn%29%2F5 = 56 - 44
60%2F5 = 12; confirms our solution