Problema Solution

Five times a number is 49 greater than the product of 2 and the opposite

Of the number . What is the number?

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Let's call "x" the number we are trying to find.


The problem can be represented by the following equation:


5x = 2(-x) + 49


We solve the equation and get:


5x = -2x + 49


7x = 49


x = 7



The number is 7