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What is eight time the diffrence of a number and 2 is the same as 3 times the sumof the number and 3

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eight time the difference of a number and 2 is the same as 3 times the sum of the number and 3

8* (n-2) = 3*(n+3)

distribute

8n-16 =3n+9

subtract 3n from each side

5n-16 =9

add 16 to each side

5n = 25

divide by 5

n=5



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