Question

Twice a number is 60 more than five times the number. what is the number?

Answer 1

let the number be represented by x
2x=60+ 5x -20*2=60+5*-20
2x-5x=5x-5x+60 -40=60+-100
-3x=60 -40=-40
-3x/-3=60/-3
x=-20
Therefore the number is -20