SOLUTION: if two -fifths of a certain number is subtracted from twice the number the result is 4 find the number

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Question 392409: if two -fifths of a certain number is subtracted from twice the number the result is 4 find the number
Answer by NancyLam(35) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x-2/5=4
2x= 4+(2/5)
2x= 4/5+20/5
x=(22/5)/2
x= 22/10 or 11/5
check:
2(11/5)-2/5=(22/5)-(2/5)
=20/5
=4
Good luck