SOLUTION: The product of twice a number and three is the same as the difference of five times the n umber an d 3/4. Find the equation and solve.

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Question 217752: The product of twice a number and three is the same as the difference of five times the n umber an d 3/4. Find the equation and solve.
Answer by RAY100(1637) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let n= number
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(2n)(3) = 5n-3/4
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6n = 5n -3/4
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n=-3/4,,,,,answer
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check
{2(-3/4)}{3} = 5(-3/4) - 3/4
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-18/4 = -15/4 -3/4 = -18/4,,,,,,ok
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