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Question 736664: I'm having trouble writing the equation for, "five times a number, decreased by 24, is greater than 3 times the number. What numbers satisfy this condition? The equation I wrote was 5(x-24) = 3x + x
Answer by georgie123sweet(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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the right equation is: let n equal number. 5 times n which is 5n decreased which is substraction. so, it's 5n-24 is means equal. now, it's 5n-24=3x.