Just translate the English to Math
let the number be x
"Eleven more than twice a number has the same value as 8 times 'the difference of the number and 5"
11 + 2x = 8(x-5)
solve for x , let me know what you got
Hint: it is not a whole number
Eleven more than twice a number has the same value as 8 times 'the difference of the number and 5'. (Remember that 'difference' means to subtract).
What is the value of the number?
4 answers
x=8.500?
8.5*
correct