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A particular number was divided by 6 qnd then 5 was taken away from the quotient. Finally, the difference was mutiplird by 2. Given the product was -12, what was the number?

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n is the number
divided by 6 then n/6
5 was taken away so (n/6)-5
the result is multiplied by 2 so 2((n/6)-5)
result is -12

-12=2((n/6)-5)
divide both sides by 2
-6=(n/6)-5
add 5
-1=n/6
times 6
-6=n
da number was -6

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