SOLUTION: If 2x/3 =18 what is the value of 2x

SOLUTION: If 2x/3 =18 what is the value of 2x - 5

Question 954557: If 2x/3 =18 what is the value of 2x - 5
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First isolate x in 2x/3 = 18

2x/3 = 18
2x = 18*3
2x = 54
x = 54/2
x = 27

Now use this to compute 2x-5

2x-5 = 2(27)-5 = 54-5 = 49

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