SOLUTION: five times the difference of anumber and two is the same as four times the number. find the number

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Question 502992: five times the difference of anumber and two is the same as four times the number. find the number

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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five times the difference of a number and two is the same as four times the
number.
find the number
:
write an equation for exactly for what it says:
5(n-2) = 4n
you should be able to solve this now