SOLUTION: Translate and solve " a number decreased by ten is the same as twice that same number "
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Question 344131: Translate and solve " a number decreased by ten is the same as twice that same number "
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Translate and solve " a number decreased by ten is the same as twice that same number "
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Let x = the number
then
"number decreased by ten" = "twice that same number"
x-10 = 2x (this is your equation)
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Solving for x:
x-10 = 2x
-10 = x
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The number is -10.
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