SOLUTION: if 7 is subtracted from twice a number, the result is 5. find the number.
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Question 145106: if 7 is subtracted from twice a number, the result is 5. find the number.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"7 is subtracted from twice a number, the result is 5" translates to
Start with the given equation
Add 7 to both sides
Combine like terms on the right side
Divide both sides by 2 to isolate x
Divide
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Answer:
So our answer is
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