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Popular Word Problems >

The number is the sum of two and five times the number. What is the number?

Solution

T h e n u mb er i s t h e s u m o f tw o an d f i v e t im es t h e n u mb er . Wha t i s t h e n u mb er ?

Solution

The number : - \frac{1}{2}

Solution steps

Represent the number with

x

A.T.Q.:

x = 2 + 5 x

Solve for

x, x = 2 + 5 x : x = - \frac{1}{2}

The number : - \frac{1}{2}

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