SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem: Five times the sum of twice a number and 2 is the same as the sum of 9 times the number and 3.

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Question 1016448: Please help me solve this problem: Five times the sum of twice a number and 2 is the same as the sum of 9 times the number and 3.
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call the number x. Then we have
5(2x + 2) = 9x + 3
10x + 10 = 9x + 3
x = -7