Question

If you take a number, times by 7 then subtract 1. You get the same as if you took the number, times by 5 then subtract 8. What is the number?

Answer 1

Answer:

let the number be x

Step-by-step explanation:

7x_1=5x_8

7x_5x=_8+1

2x=_7

x=_7/2

Answer 2

Answer:

-3.5

Step-by-step explanation:

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