Question 693406
 five divided by the difference of a number and one equals the quotient of ten and the sum of the number and twelve.find the number
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Write an equation for exactly what it says.
{{{5/((n-1))}}} = {{{10/((n+12))}}}
Cross multiply
10(n-1) = 5(n+12)
10n - 10 = 5n + 60
10n - 5n = 60 + 10
5n = 70
n = 70/5
n = 14