Eighty decreased by three times a number is the same as five times the number increased by eight.

Find the number.

3 n − 80 = 5 n + 8 3 n = 5 n + 88 − 2 n = 88 n = − 44

Answered by TSO | 2024-06-10

To find the unknown number, we set up the equation 80 − 3 n = 5 n + 8 . After simplifying the equation, we found that the number is n = 9 .
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Answered by TSO | 2024-10-01