Problema Solution

Five times the difference of twice a number and fourteen is negative ten. Find the number.

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let 'x' represent the number


5 times the difference of twice a number and 14 is negative ten (-10):


5(2x - 14) = -10


by solving we find:


x = 6


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the number is 6.