Question

The quotient of a number and 2 is the same as the difference of the number doubled and 3. What is the number?

Answer 1

`(x)/(2)=2x-3\\ x=4x-6\\ 3x=6\\ x=2`

Answer 2

Answer: The required number is 2.

Step-by-step explanation: Given that the quotient of a number and 2 is the same as the difference of the number doubled and 3.

We are to find the number.

Let x denotes the required number.

Then, according to the given information, we have

`(x)/(2)=2x-3\\\\\Rightarrow x=2(2x-3)\\\\\Rightarrow x=4x-6\\\\\Rightarrow 4x-x=6\\\\\Rightarrow 3x=6\\\\\Rightarrow x=(6)/(3)\\\\\Rightarrow x=2.`

Thus, the required number is 2.