Question

On subtracting 11 from twice x, the result is 13. The value of x is

Answer 1

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Let ‘the number’ be x.So 3x-11=x-25Add 11 to both sides for 3x=x-14Subtract x from both sides for 2x=-14Halve both sides for x=-7ETA. The line “the result is the square of 5 less than the number.“ is ambiguous, but asking for a set of answers indicates that a quadratic is involved. I will leave my answer here to highlight the ambiguity.