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  • 17-10-2014
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The difference between one-fifth of a number and 4 is -75

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  • 17-10-2014
Think of this as (1/5)x - 4 = -75, where x is the number that we are trying to figure out. To figure this out, we want to get x by itself, so we can go:

(1/5)x=-71
x=-71*5
x=-355

So your number is -355
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