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  • 10-12-2020
  • Mathematics
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If you take a number, times by 7 then subtract 1. You get the same as if you took the number multiply the number by 5 then subtract 8. What is the number?

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crystivia
crystivia crystivia
  • 10-12-2020

Answer:

-7/2 or -3.5

Step-by-step explanation:

Make the equation first

7x-1 = 5x-8

7 = -2x

-7/2 = x

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ddss1972
ddss1972 ddss1972
  • 10-12-2020

Step-by-step explanation:

set as no . is X

7X _1 = 5 X - 8

2 X = -7

X = - 7 / 2

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