Question

If 7 is subtracted from five times a number, the difranns is 8 more than twice the number.

Answer 1

Answer:

The number is 5.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the unknown number be 'x'.

Then, 5x - 7 = 2x + 8

=> 5x - 2x = 8 + 7

=> 3x = 15

=> x = 15/3

=> x = 5

So the unknown number is 5.

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number be X

5x-7=2x+8

5x-2x=8+7

3x=15

X=15\3

X=5