Question

Five times a number is 16 less than thirteen times the same number. Find the number.

Answer 1

Answer:

2

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number be $x$. Writing an equation in terms of the number, $x$, gives

$5x=13x-16$.

Adding $16$ to both sides gives

$5x+16=13x$.

Then, subtracting $5x$ from both sides gives

$8x=16$,

and dividing by 8 on both sides simplifies to

$x=2$.