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Five times a number is 42 greater than the opposite of the product of 2 and the number. what is the number?
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Five times a number is 42 greater than the opposite of the product of 2 and the number. what is the number?

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your equation looks like this:
5x = 42 -(2x)
7x=42 simplify
x= 6 divide
your answer is 6
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