SOLUTION: Five times a number is six more than three times the number. Find the number.

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Question 763852: Five times a number is six more than three times the number. Find the number.
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
This can be written as:
5x=3x+6
Subtract 3x and we get:
2x=6
x=3
RJ
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