SOLUTION: If 20 is added to the 8 times of a certain number the result is 10 less than ten times the number , find the number .

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Question 1061376: If 20 is added to the 8 times of a certain number the result is 10 less than ten times the number , find the number .
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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20%2B8N=10N-10
-2N=-30
N=15
Verifying,
20%2B8%2815%29=10%2815%29-10
20%2B120=150-10
140=140
True, good solution.