Question

Ten less than five times a number is 8 more than twice a number. Find the
number.

Answer 1

Answer:

The number is 6.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that 10 less than 5 times a number is 8 more than twice that number. Let the number be $x$. Then we construct  the equation,

$5x-10=2x+8$

Now we can solve this equation to find the number.

$\implies 5x-2x=8+10\\\\\implies 3x=18\\\\\implies x= \dfrac{18}{3}=6$

So the required number is 6.