SOLUTION: five times a number, subtracted from eighteen, is triple the number find the number

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Question 457499: five times a number, subtracted from eighteen, is triple the number find the number
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five times a number, subtracted from eighteen, is triple the number find the number
Let x = the number
Equation:
18 - 5x = 3x
8x = 18
x = 2.25