document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1042535>Question 1042535</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 8 is subtracted from a number and the difference is doubled, the results is 5 more than the number. Find the number. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #657516 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ana@10><B>ana@10(4)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ana@10><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=657516\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Consider the number to be x. Then by given information by subtracting 8 from x we get certain number..let that number be y. So<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-8=y by rearranging x-y=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then by second information double tge difference is 5more than original number..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 2y=x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So by solving both equations we get y=13 amd x=21..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the number is 21. </SPAN>\n" );
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