If i add four times a number, the result is five less than five times the number . What is my number ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-06T05:56:12

The number is #5#.

If I understand the wording of the problem correctly, you mean that four times a number is five less than five times the number.

So, if we consider the number as #x#, the equation will be:

#4x=5x-5#

Subtract #5x# from both sides.

#-x=-5#

Change the signs equally on both sides.

#x=5#