Number property

Which number has the property that if we subtract from its five times increased by five and its three times reduced by 3, we get the original number again?

Final Answer:

x =  -8

Step-by-step explanation:


5x+5-(3x-3)=x

5·x+5-(3·x-3)=x

x = -8


x = -8/1 = -8

x = -8

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