Two times a number minus 5 is equal to the sum of ten and five. What
is the number?

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Two times a number minus 5 is equal to the sum of ten and five. What is the number?

EQUATION

Let n be the number

  • 2n - 5 = 10 + 5

SOLVE

[tex]{ \large{ \tt{2n - 5 = 10 + 5}}} \\ { \large{ \tt{2n = 15 + 5}}} \\ { \large{ \tt{2n = 20}}} \\ { \large{ \tt{ \frac{2n}{2} = \frac{20}{2} }}} \\ { \large{ \boxed{ \pink{ \tt{n = 10 }}}}} \\ [/tex]

What is the number?

  • 10

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