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Answer:
the number is 1
Step-by-step explanation:
First of all, you need to know what you're solving. Here, we assume you're trying to find "the number."
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Let n represent "some number." The given relation can be written using math symbols as ...
5n +8 = 10 +3n
Subtract 3n +8 from both sides to separate the variable and the constant terms.
2n = 2
n = 1 . . . . . . . divide by 2
The number is 1.
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Check
5 times 1, added to 8 is 13. This amounts to the same thing as 10 added to the product of 3 and 1.
