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- FIND x when “8 times the sum of the number and 5 is equal to 20 more

than 4 times the number."

User Ozg
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Explanation:

8(x+5)=20+4x

8x+8*5=20+4x

8x-4x=20-40

4x=-20

x=-5

User Carlos Bergen
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