SOLUTION: the product of twice a number and three is the same as the difference of five times the number and 3/4. find the number

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Question 316740: the product of twice a number and three is the same as the difference of five times the number and 3/4. find the number
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the number be N.
2N%2A3=5%2AN-3%2F4
Multiply both sides by 4 to get rid of fractions.
24N=20N-3
4N=-3
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