SOLUTION: five times a number is ten more then three times the number .find the number.

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Question 255243: five times a number is ten more then three times the number .find the number.
Answer by palanisamy(496) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the number be x.
Given, five times a number is ten more then three times the number.
5x = 3x+10
5x-3x = 10
2x = 10
x = 10/2
x = 5