SOLUTION: a friend asks you to think of a number, triple it, and then subtract 2. Write an algebraic expression using the variable x to describe your friend's directions. Then find the va

Question 1104839: a friend asks you to think of a number, triple it, and then subtract 2. Write an algebraic expression using the variable x to describe your friend's directions. Then find the value of the expression if the number you think of is 5
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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a friend asks you to think of a number, triple it, and then subtract 2.
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x, the number thought

After that, ~~for result of~~ x is 5,

Answer by ikleyn(52797)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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a friend asks you to think of a number, triple it, and then subtract 2. Write an algebraic expression using the variable x
to describe your friend's directions. Then find the value of the expression if the number you think of is 5.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------- a friend asks you to think of a number, triple it, and then subtract 2. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- x, the number thought After that, with the number you think of is 5, the value of the expression is 3x - 2 = 3*5 - 2 = 13.

The answer "5" given by @josgarithmetic is   W R O N G.

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