Question

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Seventeen less than five times a number is equal to 11 more than three times the number What is the number?​

Answer 1

Answer:

• 14

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number is x, then we have the following equation:

• 5x - 17 = 3x + 11
• 5x - 3x = 11 + 17
• 2x = 28
• x = 14