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DEFINE A VARIABLE AND SET UP AND EQUATION TO SOLVE FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM, DO NOT SOLVE! One number is 5 less than 6 times another number. Find the numbers if their product is 29.
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DEFINE A VARIABLE AND SET UP AND EQUATION TO SOLVE FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM, DO NOT SOLVE!

One number is 5 less than 6 times another number. Find the numbers if their product is 29.

User Metric Scantlings
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Answer: X = 6Y - 5

Explanation:

X + 5 = 6Y = 29

X = 24

Y = 29/6

User Nick Briz
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Answer:

5.8

Explanation:

29/5=5.8

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