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If you subtract 27 from 5 times the mystery number, you get 83. what is the mystery number?
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If you subtract 27 from 5 times the mystery number, you get 83. what is the mystery number?
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Let's call "the myster number" x, so five times the mystery number will be equal to 5x, then we will subtract 27 from 5 times the mystery number and that will be equal to, 5x-27 and that is equal to 83, so let' solve :
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Let's call the mystery number x.
Start off with multiplying x by 5.
Your equation so far is 5x.
Next we subtract 27
5x - 27
Our solution is 83
5x - 27 = 83
Add 27 to both sides
5x = 110
Divide both sides by 5
x = 22
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