document.write( "Question 392409: if two -fifths of a certain number is subtracted from twice the number the result is 4 find the number \n" ); document.write( "
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2x-2/5=4
\n" ); document.write( " 2x= 4+(2/5)
\n" ); document.write( " 2x= 4/5+20/5
\n" ); document.write( " x=(22/5)/2
\n" ); document.write( " x= 22/10 or 11/5
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "2(11/5)-2/5=(22/5)-(2/5)
\n" ); document.write( " =20/5
\n" ); document.write( " =4
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