SOLUTION: seven more than four times a number is the same as five less than eight times the number what is the number

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Question 343277: seven more than four times a number is the same as five less than eight times the number what is the number
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the number be N.
"seven more than four times a number": 7%2B4N
"five less than eight times the number":8N-5
7%2B4N=8N-5
4N=12
highlight%28N=3%29