SOLUTION: five times a number is 35 greater than twice the opposite of the number. What is the Number ?

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Question 265172: five times a number is 35 greater than twice the opposite of the number. What is the Number ?
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Let the given numberbe x.
Given, five times a number is 35 greater than twice the opposite of the number.
5x = -2x+35
5x+2x = 35
7x = 35
x = 35/7
x = 5