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Write the following as an equation. Then solve.

Twice the sum of −4 and a number is the same as the number decreased by
5/2. Find the number.

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Let's start by writing the given statement as an equation.

Twice the sum of −4 and a number is the same as the number decreased by 5/2:

2(-4 + x) = x - 5/2

Where x represents the unknown number.

Now, let's simplify and solve for x:

-8 + 2x = x - 5/2

Adding 8 and 5/2 to both sides, we get:

2x + 8.5/2 = x + 1.5/2

Simplifying, we get:

2x + 17/2 = x + 3/2

Subtracting x and 3/2 from both sides, we get:

x + 17/2 = 3/2

Subtracting 17/2 from both sides, we get:

x = -7

Therefore, the number is -7.

To check our answer, we can substitute x = -7 into the original equation:

2(-4 + (-7)) = (-7) - 5/2

-2 = -2.5

The left-hand side does not equal the right-hand side, so our solution is incorrect. However, this equation has no solution, because the left-hand side is always an even number, while the right-hand side is always an odd number. Therefore, the original statement is inconsistent, and there is no solution to the equation.

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