if 12 subtracted from seven times a number is equal to five times the sum of the number and 2, - Maths - Algebra

Question

if 12 subtracted from seven times a number is equal to five
times the sum of the number and 2, find the number

Shubham Chourasiya · Accepted Answer

Let the number be x , then the equation will be
7x - 12 = 5(x + 2)

Now you can easily solve it to find the value of x (ans :
x = 11)

if 12 subtracted from seven times a number is equal to five times the sum of the number and 2, find the number