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  • 06-03-2017
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What is five times the difference of twice a number and fourteen is negative ten. Find the number

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  • 06-03-2017
We can write the equation:

5(2x-14)=-10
10x-70=-10 (distribute the 5)
10x=60 (add 70 to both sides)
x=6 (divide both sides by 10)

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