As written, the question has no solution.
It was supposed to read " ... negative number squared...", but was corrupted
during the complex typing operation. Had it been correctly typed, the answer
would have been -9 .
x = 11
Thrice A number divided by five is three
2n-4
2x-5=25 2x = 30 x=15
are you asking for solutions to 5x + 5 = 2y? (x,y) = (1,5), (3,10), (5,15), etc.
-9
If the number is 'z', then five less than twice the number is ( 2z - 5 ).
10
x = 11
Thrice A number divided by five is three
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2n-4
Any number that's −30 or less would fit.
-5
2x-5=25 2x = 30 x=15
are you asking for solutions to 5x + 5 = 2y? (x,y) = (1,5), (3,10), (5,15), etc.
If the number is N then 2N - 5 = 7 then 2N = 12 so that N = 6