SOLUTION: 17 is four less than 8 times a number. find the number........I am thinking this must be a mistake....my daughter is in 7th grade and doing simple equations....all the rest of her

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Question 517105: 17 is four less than 8 times a number. find the number........I am thinking this must be a mistake....my daughter is in 7th grade and doing simple equations....all the rest of her homework answers were whole numbers
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let n be the number
+17+=+8n+-+4+
Add 4 to both sides
+8n+=+17+%2B+4+
+8n+=+21+
+n+=+21%2F8+
Maybe they decided to throw in a fraction,
or it is a misprint