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21 July, 01:46

Five added to 6 times a number is equal to 2 less than 8 times the number. What is the number? Write the equation to solve and then find the answer to the question.

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  1. 21 July, 02:10
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    The equation is 5+6*x=2-8*x ...

    and the answer is:

    17

    How I got this is you have to combine like terms ...

    you get:11*x=-6*x

    17*x=x

    than divide by x ...

    which than gives you 17 ...
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