Question 230739
Please help me solve this equation.
When 2 times a number is substracted from 7 times the number the result is 40. What is the number.


Let the number be N


Since when 2 times the number is substracted from 7 times the number, the result is 40, then we'll have: 7N - 2N = 40


5N = 40


N  =  {{{40/5 = 8}}}


Therefore, the number, or N = {{{highlight_green(8)}}}