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  • 02-07-2018
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Eight less than five times a number is 3 more than the product of the number and 6

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  • 02-07-2018
Hello!

Let's write this as an equation and solve for x.

5x-8=3+6x
-x-8=3
-x=11
x=-11

The number is -11.

I hope this helps!

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