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Five Times the difference of a number and three is less than twice the number.

find the numbers?​

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Answer:

It can be any negative number

Explanation:

5(x - 3) < x

x = -1

5( -4) < -1

-20 < -1

You can do this with any negative number

User Shirin Abdolahi
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Answer:

The number is 5

Explanation:

5(x - 3) < 2x

5x - 15 < 2x

-15 < -3x

5 > x

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