Question

Elise has to use the information given below to find the original number. Write an equation to represent the situation. What is the original​ number?
If you double a number and then add 24​, you get two sevenths27 of the original number.

Answer 1

Let x= original number
equation: 2x+24=2/7 x
move 2x over to the other side of the equation to get 24=-12/7 x. Then, multiply both sides of the equation by -7/12 to isolate the variable.
The final answer should be x=-14