SOLUTION: five times the difference of a number and 2 is equal to the quotient of the same number and 6

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Question 1158816: five times the difference of a number and 2 is equal to the quotient of the same number and 6
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let a number be x
the difference of a number and 2 is: x-2
five times the difference of a number and 2:5%28x-2%29
is equal to =
the quotient of the same number and 6:x%2F6
combine all:
5%28x-2%29=x%2F6........solve for x
6%2A5%28x-2%29=x
30%28x-2%29=x
30x-60=x
30x-x=60
29x=60
x=60%2F29-> exact solution