SOLUTION: the sum of 1/5 and twice a number is equal 4/5 subtracted from three times the number. find the number

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Question 316741: the sum of 1/5 and twice a number is equal 4/5 subtracted from three times the number. find the number
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let number be x
1/5 x and 2x
..
equal to 3x-4/5
1/5 +2x = 3x-4/5
3x-2x=4/5 +1/5
x= 5/5
x=1