SOLUTION: Five times the opposite of a number was 56 less than twice the number. What was the number?

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Question 282454: Five times the opposite of a number was 56 less than twice the number. What was the number?
Answer by user_dude2008(1862) About Me  (Show Source):
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5(-x)=2x-56

-5x=2x-56


-7x=-56

x=8 <------ Answer