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3 years ago

Double a number is equal to the number decreased by five. Find the number. A) -10 B) -5 C) 5 D) 10

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2 answers:

sweet-ann [11.9K]3 years ago

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The answers be because it says DECREASED by 5 so it would be -5

dexar [7]3 years ago

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Answer:

Option b) -5

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following information in the question:

Twice of a number is equal to number decreased by five.

Let the number be x. Then, this can be written in the form of equation:

$2\times x = x-5$

Solving the above equation:

$2\times x = x-5\\2x-x = -5\\x = -5$

Hence, the number is x = -5.

The correct answer is given by the option b) -5.

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