SOLUTION: what is: twenty less than a number is more than twice the same number?

Question 262633: what is: twenty less than a number is more than twice the same number?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
Let's have "x" represent a number. The key to these type of problems is understanding the words in the problem.
x-20 will be on one side and 2x will be on the other side to look like this:
x-20>2x Now Subtract x from both sides to give us:
-20>x
There we go. x<-20
Try a number like -25 to see if it works in the equation.
RJ
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