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