Question

The difference of two times a number and five is eight more than the number.
find the equation and solve for x

Answer 1

Answer:

x = 13

Step-by-step explanation:

The difference of two times a number and 5: $2x-5$

Eight more than a number: $x + 8$

You can create the following equality with this:

$2x - 5 = x + 8$

Which is solved as follows:

$2x-5=x+8\\2x-x=8+5\\x=13$

Answer 2

Answer:X= 13

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1:

Let the unknown number be x

Such that the difference of two times a number and five is represented mathematically as 2x -5

And  eight more than the number can be expressed as

8 +x

Joining the two expressions to get an equation becomes 2x-5= 8+x

Step 2: Solving for x

2x-5= 8+x

We first find  like terms and solve

2x-x=8+5

We are now left with

x=13 as the answer.

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