SOLUTION: If a number is less than 5 minus twice its opposite, what are the possible numbers

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Question 344624: If a number is less than 5 minus twice its opposite, what are the possible numbers
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the number be N.
Its opposite is -N.
N%3C2%28-N%29-5
N%3C-2N-5
3N%3C-5
highlight%28N%3C-5%2F3%29