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  • 07-01-2022
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The sum of two and three times the difference of a number and five is equal to four times the difference a number and one.

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  • 07-01-2022

Answer:

[tex]x=-9[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

We translate the phrase into an equation:

[tex]2+3(x-5)=4(x-1)\\[/tex]

Then we simplify:

[tex]2+3(x-5)=4(x-1)\\2+3x-15=4x-4\\-13+3x=4x-4\\-9=x[/tex]

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