SOLUTION: If three is added to five times a number, the result is forty three more than the number. Find the number.

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Question 219714: If three is added to five times a number, the result is forty three more than the number. Find the number.
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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5X+3=X+43
5X-X=43-3
4X=40
X=40/4
X=10 ANS.
PROOF:
5*10+3=10+43
50+3=53
53=53