If 5 is subtracted from twice of a number, 5 is obtained. How this can be written in the form of an equation?
If 5 is subtracted from twice of a number, 5 is obtained. How this can be written in the form of an equation?
Twice a number' is 2x; subtracting 5 gives 2x - 5, which equals 5, giving the equation 2x - 5 = 5.
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