SOLUTION: twice a number is 60 more than five times the number. What is the number?

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Question 172567: twice a number is 60 more than five times the number. What is the number?
Answer by Mathtut(3670)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the number be b
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2b=5b+60....
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3b=-60......subracting 2b from both sides
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dividing by 3 on both sides

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