SOLUTION: five times a number exceeds twice the number by 36. What is the number?

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Question 480209: five times a number exceeds twice the number by 36. What is the number?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Tatiana_Stebko:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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five times a number exceeds twice the number by 36. What is the number?
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Let the number be "x":
Equation:
5x - 2x = 36
3x = 36
x = 12
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x is a number
5x-2x=36
3x=36
x=36%2F3
x=12 is a number