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Lemma practice generator linear-both-sides #1,338,473,877 · Algebra · Linear equations

Linear equation, x on both sides

Jo thinks of a number. Multiplying it by 10 and adding 53 gives the same result as multiplying it by 16 and adding 83. What is the number?

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