SOLUTION: Two times a number added to seven equals 10. What is the number? Create an equation, then solve for the missing variable.

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Question 612085: Two times a number added to seven equals 10. What is the number? Create an equation, then solve for the missing variable.
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the number be represented by x
2x+%2B+7+=+10 isolate the variable term by subtracting 7 from both sides
2x+=+3 isolate the variable by dividing both sides by 2
x+=+3%2F2
the answer is 3/2 or 1.5