SOLUTION: Four more than seven times a number is six less than five times the number. What is the number?

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Question 212959: Four more than seven times a number is six less than five times the number. What is the number?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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7x+4=5x-6
2x=-10
x=-5