SOLUTION: If a number is decreased by 5 the result is twice the original number.what is number?
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Question 515315: If a number is decreased by 5 the result is twice the original number.what is number?
Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x-5 = 2x
2x = x-5
x = -5
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Check
-5-5 = -10
2*-5 = -10
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Answer: x = -5
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Done.
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