Answer
The number is $15$.
Work Step by Step
Let $x =$ the number
$2x - 8 = x + 7$
$2x - x = 7 + 8$
$x = 15$
Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Salzman, Stanley A.; Hestwood, Diana L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0134467795
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-779-5
Chapter 9 - Basic Algebra - 9.8 Using Equations to Solve Application Problems - 9.8 Exercises - Page 687: 32
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