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2 years ago

If the product of a number and - 5 is subtracted from the number, the result is 1 more than the number

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Tanya [424]2 years ago

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Answer:

The number is 1/5.

Step-by-step explanation:

x-(-5x)=x+1

x+5x=x+1

6x=x+1

6x-x=1

5x=1

x=1/5

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