SOLUTION: seventeen less than five time a number is equal to 11 more than three time the number.what is the number?

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Question 579600: seventeen less than five time a number is equal to 11 more than three time the number.what is the number?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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seventeen less than five time a number is equal to 11 more than three time the number.what is the number?
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Just write what it says:
5n - 17 = 3n + 11