SOLUTION: The product of twice a number and three is the same as the difference of five times the number and 3/4 find the number

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Question 486419: The product of twice a number and three is the same as the difference of five times the number and 3/4 find the number
Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x is the number
2x%2A3=5x-3%2F4
6x-5x=-3%2F4
x=-3%2F4