What is twice a number is 60 more than five times the number

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Russell Singleton

6 January, 04:20

What is twice a number is 60 more than five times the number

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Raelynn Tanner · Answer 1

Let's use the variable * x * to represent this number in our equation:

2x - 60 = 5x

We must first isolate the variable, an easy way of doing that would be to subtract "2x" from each side of the equation:

-60 = 3x

Now we must get rid of that 3 next to the "x" by dividing both sides by 3:

-20 = x

And there we have it! Our mystery number is equal to - 20. An alternative equation you could've written at the very start was "2x = 5x + 60" but we would of still ended up with the same answer. If you have any questions, feel free to ask, I'll be happy to work with you!