SOLUTION: If 15 is subtracted from twice a number, the difference is five times the number

SOLUTION: If 15 is subtracted from twice a number, the difference is five times the number

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Question 370494: If 15 is subtracted from twice a number, the difference is five times the number
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2X-15=5X
2X-5X=15
-3X=15
X=-15/3
X=-5 ans.
Proof:
2*-5-15=5*-5
-10-15=-25
-25=-25
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