SOLUTION: A number is decreased by 5, then multiplied by 2. the result is 14. what is the number?

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Question 1019321: A number is decreased by 5, then multiplied by 2. the result is 14. what is the number?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call the number, x. Then we write
(x - 5) * 2 = 14
Then we distribute the 2 and get
2x - 10 = 14
Then add ten and divide by two and get
2x = 24
x = 12