Akila has 172 stamps in her collection. This is 8 fewer than 5/6 the number of stamps Garth has. How many stamps does Garth have

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5/6x - 8 = 172

Solve for x.

216

217

Garth has 216 stamps.

I made and solved this equation to find the number of stamps Garth has. Let g represent the number of stamps Garth has :

172 = 5/6g - 8

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