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The sum of 2/3 and five times a number is equal to 5/6 subtracted from six times the number. Find the number.

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Let the number be represented by x. Then we have:

2/3 + 5x = 6x - 5/6

To solve for x, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation. First, we can simplify both sides by getting rid of the fractions:

12/18 + 30x/6 = 36x/6 - 5/6

4/6 + 5x = 6x - 5/6

Next, we can combine like terms by bringing all the x terms to one side and all the constant terms to the other:

5x - 6x = -5/6 - 4/6

-x = -1

Finally, we can solve for x by dividing both sides by -1:

x = 1

Therefore, the number we're looking for is 1.
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