SOLUTION: Twice the sum of a number and 3 is the same as five times the number minus 1 minus four times the number. Find the number.
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: Twice the sum of a number and 3 is the same as five times the number minus 1 minus four times the number. Find the number.
This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra
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let x = " a number"
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Write an equation for the given statement
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Twice the sum of a number and 3 is the same as five times the number minus 1
minus four times the number.
2x + 3 = 5x - 1 - 4x
2x + 3 = x - 1
2x - x = -1 -3
x = -4
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Check solution
2(-4) + 3 = 5(-4) - 1 - 4(-4)
-8 + 3 = -20 - 1 + 16
-5 = -5
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