Question 15884
Let x=number
{{{x/3=(x/2)-5}}}take the variables to same side remember to change sign
{{{x/3-x/2=-5}}}you need common denominator for variables,in this case 6
{{{(2x-3x)/6=-5}}}multiply both sides by 6 to give:
2x-3x=-30
-x=-30 multiply both sides by -1 to get
x=30
Put this into first equation to check

Pete