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  • 16-02-2015
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twenty less than 8 times a number is the same as 15 more than the number

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  • 16-02-2015

"Twenty less than 8 times a number"
\(8x-20\)

"15 more than the number"
\(x+15\)

It says they are the same, so you set them equal to eachother.
\(8x-20=x+15 \\ 8x=x+35 \\ 7x=35 \\ x=5\)

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Anonymous Anonymous
  • 16-02-2015

x = 5
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