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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