Twice a number is 60 times more than 5 times the number. what is the number
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Twice a number is 60 more than 5 times the number. what is the number?
if so then
2x - 60 = 5x
-3x=60
x=-20
check: twice the number is -40
5 times the number is -100
-40 is 60 more than -100, correct.
To solve this problem, let's break it down into smaller steps.
First, let's assume that the number we're trying to find is represented by the variable "x".
The problem states that "Twice a number is 60 times more than 5 times the number." This can be written as the equation:
2x = 5x + 60
To solve for x, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation.
We start by subtracting 5x from both sides of the equation:
2x - 5x = 5x - 5x + 60
Simplifying:
-3x = 60
Next, we want to solve for x by isolating it. We do this by dividing both sides of the equation by -3:
(-3x) / -3 = 60 / -3
Simplifying:
x = -20
Therefore, the number is -20.