SOLUTION: If 31 less than 8 times a number is 4 more than the number, what is the number?

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Question 845084: If 31 less than 8 times a number is 4 more than the number, what is the number?
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Hi,

If 31 less than 8 times a number+highlight_green%28x%29 is 4 more than the number+highlight_green%28x%29 ⇒

  8x-31 = 4 + x

   7x = 35

    x = 5

CHECKING our answer***

  40 - 31 = 4 + 5

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