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OpenStudy (anonymous):

eight times a number decreased by five times the same number. write the math problem in numbers.

OpenStudy (tkhunny):

That makes no sense. However, let's just ignore that last part. Step Number One - ALWAYS -- Name the number you seek. What shall we call it? Steve? Fido? X? Pick something so that we can talk about it more conveniently than "a number".

OpenStudy (anonymous):

X

OpenStudy (tkhunny):

Okay, now write an expression, using 'x', to mean "eight times a number"

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