Twice a number decreased by 15,equals 25. Find the number.

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2023-02-17

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By carefully following the instructions in the question, we can easily come up with the answer.
Let the unknown number be x.
We have 2x when the number is doubled.
Twice of the number is decreased by 15, we have 2x - 15 , which is equal to 25.
Hence we get a linear equation in one variable as
2x - 15 = 25 (Add Both sides by 15)
2x - 15 + 15 = 25 + 15
2x = 40 (Divide both sides by 2)
( 2 x 2 ) = ( 40 2 )
Therefore, we get x = 20, which is the required number.

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