What is Six added to 3 times a number is equal to 4 less than 5 times the number?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-11T15:32:15

The number is 5.

Let "the number" $= n$ $= n$

$6 + 3 n = 5 n - 4$ $6+3n=5n-4$

$6 + 3 n - 5 n = - 4$ $6 +3n -5n = -4$

$6 - 2 n = - 4$ $6-2n=-4$

$- 2 n = - 10$ $-2n=-10$

$n = 5$ $n=5$

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