Problem

Write an equation for the following situation, and then solve for the unknown. Please use $n$ as the unknown variable. Eight more than five times a number is sixty-three. What is the number? Your equation is: (Enter an equation contains the variable $n$ ) The unknown number is: (Enter a numeric response)

Solution

Step 1 :Translate the problem into an equation: \(5n + 8 = 63\).

Step 2 :Solve the equation for n: \(n = \frac{63 - 8}{5}\).

Step 3 :Calculate the value of n: \(n = 11\).

Step 4 :Final Answer: The unknown number is \(\boxed{11}\).

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