Sixty more than nine times a number is the same as two less than ten times the number. What is the number?
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the number unknown = x
sixty more than nine times a number = 9x +60
two less than ten times the number = 10x -2
since both the above are same, 9x+60 = 10x-2
Bring all right hand side of the equation to the left side
9x + 60 -10x +2 = 0
-x + 62 = 0
-x = -62
x = 62 --------- Answer
sixty more than nine times a number = 9x +60
two less than ten times the number = 10x -2
since both the above are same, 9x+60 = 10x-2
Bring all right hand side of the equation to the left side
9x + 60 -10x +2 = 0
-x + 62 = 0
-x = -62
x = 62 --------- Answer
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9x+60=10x-2
9x-10x=-2-60
-x=-62
- and - gets cancelled so
X=62
9x-10x=-2-60
-x=-62
- and - gets cancelled so
X=62
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