Let the original number be x.
Acc. to the question,
2x+1616=(2/5)x
or, 10x+8080=2x
or, 10x-2x= -8080
or, 8x= -8080
or, x= -8080/8
or, x = -1010
Therefore, the original number is -1010
Answer:
Isolate the variable by dividing each side by factors that don't contain the variable.
Exact Form:
x
=
−
7
8
Decimal Form:
x
=
−
0.875
Step-by-step explanation:
