Question

Eight more then seven times a number is equal to four more then five times the number what is the number

Answer 1

Let's rewrite the sentence as an algebraic equation.

Let:

x = Unknown number

So:

`8+7x=5x+4`

solve for x:

`\begin{gathered} 7x-5x=4-8 \\ 2x=-4 \\ x=-(4)/(2) \\ x=-2 \end{gathered}`