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“Five times the difference of a
number and 3 is 17.”

User Hadi Farah
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Answer:

6.4

Explanation:

5(n-3)=17

5n-15=17

5n=32

n=6.4

User Hugo Trentesaux
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Answer:

5(x-3)=17...........

User Emmanuel Hamel
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