Five times a number is divided by 7 more than the original number. If the result is \(8\), then what was the original number?
Five times a number is divided by 7 more than the original number.
If the result is 8, then what was the original number?
5X / (X+7) = 8
5X = (8)(X+7)
5X = 8X + 56
– 3X = 56
X = – 56 / 3
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