SOLUTION: 1. the difference of five times a number and 5 results in twice the difference of three times the number and 3. the unknown number is?

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Question 987776: 1. the difference of five times a number and 5 results in twice the difference of three times the number and 3.
the unknown number is?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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According to the condition,  an equation for the unknown number  x  is

5x - 5 = 2*(3x - 3).

Solve it:

5x - 5 = 6x - 6

5x - 6x = -6 + 5,

-x = -1,

x = 1.