SOLUTION: How is this supposed to be written out? I think it is supposed to be 5x=75+2y but I am not sure. Is it even possible to write out? "Five times a number is 75 greater than tw

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Question 375760: How is this supposed to be written out? I think it is supposed to be 5x=75+2y but I am not sure. Is it even possible to write out?
"Five times a number is 75 greater than two times a number"
Answer by jessica43(140) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You have written this correctly, except I think when the problem says "a number," it is referring to the same number in each place. So your equation should be:
5x = 75 + 2x