SOLUTION: if 10 be added to 4 times a certain number , the result is 5 less than five times the no.. find the no.

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Question 145149: if 10 be added to 4 times a certain number , the result is 5 less than five times the no.. find the no.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = "a certain number"
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Write an equation for what it says.
"10 be added to 4 times a certain number, the result is 5 less than five times the no."
4x + 10 = 5x - 5
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10 + 5 = 5x - 4x
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15 = x
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Check solution in the given statement
10 + 4(15) = -5 + 5(15)