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If you take a number, times by 5 then subtract 9. You get the same as if you took the number, times by 4 then add 1. What is the number?

If you take a number, times by 5 then subtract 9. You get the same as if you took the number, times by 4 then add 1. What is the number?
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If you take a number, times by 5 then subtract 9. You get the same as if you took the number, times by 4 then add 1. What is the number?

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User Maurits De Boer
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Answer: 7

Explanation:

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User Felixs
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Answer:

Let number be x

5x + 9= 4x + 1

5x - 4x = - 9 + 1

x = - 8

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