SOLUTION: Six less than, 3 times a number is the same as 5 more than, twice the number. find the number ?

SOLUTION: Six less than, 3 times a number is the same as 5 more than, twice the number. find the number ?

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Question 419153: Six less than, 3 times a number is the same as 5 more than, twice the number. find the number ?
Answer by shree840(260) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the number be x
3x-6=2x=5
x=11
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