SOLUTION: when 36 is subtracted from the twice a number, the result is five times the number. what is the number?

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Question 684286:

when 36 is subtracted from the twice a number, the result is five times the number. what is the number?
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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2X-36=5X
2X-5X=36
-3X=36
X=36/-3
X=-12 ANS.
PROOF:
2*-12-36=5*-12
-24-36=-60
-60=-60