document.write( "Question 109803: twice a number is 60 more than five times the number.what is that number? \n" ); document.write( "
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Let x be the unknown number
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\n" ); document.write( "Then twice the number is 2x
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\n" ); document.write( "Five times the number is 5x
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\n" ); document.write( "60 more than five times the number is 60 + 5x
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\n" ); document.write( "The equality in the problem is that 2x is equal to 60 + 5x and in equation form this can
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\n" ); document.write( "2x = 60 + 5x
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\n" ); document.write( "Get rid of the 5x on the right side by subtracting 5x from both sides to get:
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\n" ); document.write( "-3x = 60
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\n" ); document.write( "Solve for x by dividing both sides of this equation by -3 to arrive at:
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 60/(-3) = -20
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\n" ); document.write( "The unknown number is -20.
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\n" ); document.write( "Twice this number is -40 and five times this number is -100. Is -40 really 60 more than -100?
\n" ); document.write( "Yes it is because on a number scale -40 is 60 units to the right of -100.
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\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem a little better.
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