SOLUTION: two times the sum of a number and fifteen is equal to six times the number"?

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Question 454025: two times the sum of a number and fifteen is equal to six times the number"?
Answer by htmentor(1343) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = the number
Then we can write
2(x + 15) = 6x
Solve for x:
2x + 30 = 6x
4x = 30
x = 7.5
Check:
2(7.5+15) = 45
6*7.5 = 45