Posted by morgan on Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 12:57pm.
did you mean,
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.
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