SOLUTION: my question is as follows: "if 5 times a number is 80 more than the number,find the number"

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Question 655249: my question is as follows:
"if 5 times a number is 80 more than the number,find the number"
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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5X=X+80
5X-X=80
4X=80
X=80/4
X=20 ANS.
PROOF:
5*20=20+80
100=100