Eight times the result of subtracting 3 from a number is equal to the number increased by 25. What is the number?

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by Erdal

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x=8/49 because x equals unknown number so 8(x-3)=x+25, from there the problem is easy.

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x=is the number
We can sugget this equation:
8(x-3)=x+25

8x-24=x+25
8x-x=25+24
7x=49
x=49/7
x=7

answer: the number is 7.

Allenskd answered Jun 15, 2017

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