SOLUTION: A number plus seven equals twice the number minus five, what is the number ?
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Question 557879: A number plus seven equals twice the number minus five, what is the number ?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+7=2x-5
x-2x=-5-7
-x=-12
x=12
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