SOLUTION: Find a number such that 534 is six less than five times the number

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Question 941791: Find a number such that 534 is six less than five times the number
Answer by srinivas.g(540) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x be the number
534 is six less than five times the number
534 = 5*x-6
move 6 to the letf
534+6 = 5x
540 =5x
divide with 5 on both sides
+540%2F5+=5x%2F5
108=x
Result : the number =108