SOLUTION: Two times the difference of a number decreased by five is fourteen. What is the number?

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Question 915564: Two times the difference of a number decreased by five is fourteen. What is the number?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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2(n-5) = 14
2n - 10 = 14
2n = 24
n = 12
And...checking
2%2A7+=+14