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Six times a number decreased by 5 is 273. Find the number and show your work pls

User Dongdong
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Answer: The number is 46.3 repeating

Step-by-step explanation:

273 = 6x + 5

+ 5 = 6x

278 = 6x

----- = ---- = 46.3 repeating

6 = 6

Hope this helps :)

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