2x-7=29
"Seven less than" => minus 7.
"Two times <u>a number</u>" => 2x (x is the unknown number)
"is twenty-nine" => =29
Putting it all together,
-7 + 2x = 29
or
2x-7=29
(if you were wondering x is equal to 18)
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Answer:
x = 40
Step-by-step explanation:
Using similarity theorem, we have the following:

Solve for x

Cross multiply


Subtract 24x from each side


Divide both sides by -15
40 = x
x = 40