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Eighty-five minus five times x is equal to ten

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Turn this into numbers:
85 - (5 x ?) = 10

Solve for ?.

The answer would be 15...

there's another way...
85-10=75

75/5=15

Boom!
User Hessius
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85-5x = 10

5x = 85-10

5x = 75

x = 75/5

x = 15

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