SOLUTION: B. Solve the ff. problems. Sixty more than nine times a number is the same as two less than ten times the number. What is the number?

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Question 1171898: B. Solve the ff. problems.
Sixty more than nine times a number is the same as two less than ten times the number. What is the number?

Answer by VFBundy(438) About Me  (Show Source):
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9x + 60 = 10x - 2

-x = -62

x = 62