SOLUTION: The quotient of a number and 2 is the same as the difference of the number doubled and 3. What is the number?
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Question 495055: The quotient of a number and 2 is the same as the difference of the number doubled and 3. What is the number? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The quotient of a number and 2 is the same as the difference of the number doubled and 3. What is the number?
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Equation:
Let the number be "x":
(x/2) = 2x - 3
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x = 4x -6
3x = 6
x = 2
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Cheers,
stan H.
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