Question

8. Find a number if 25 less than three times the number equals eight times the number obtained
when 5 is subtracted from the number.
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Answer 1

Answer:

The number is 0.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number be y.

After subtracting 5 let it be x.

So, 3x-25 = 8x.

i.e., 8x-3x = -25

or, x = -25/5

i.e., x = -5.

Hence the number is -5+5 =0.