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Seventeen more than five times a number is negative twenty three. What is the number?
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Seventeen more than five times a number is negative twenty three. What is the number?

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5x+17=-23
Subtract 17 on both sides
5x=-40
Divide by 5 on both sides
X=-8
Double Check:
5(-8)+17=-23
-40+17=-23
-23=-23
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