SOLUTION: If you double a number then add 36 you get five times the original number. What is the original number?

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Question 838579: If you double a number then add 36 you get five times the original number. What is the original number?
Answer by brysca(112) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you DOUBLE a number
2x
then ADD 36
+36
you get
=
FIVE TIMES the original number
5x
Put it all together.
2x+36=5x
36=3x
12=x
x=12