SOLUTION: if 2 is added to a number and the Sum is tripled, the result is Ten more than the number. find the number

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Question 858073: if 2 is added to a number and the Sum is tripled, the result is Ten more than the number.
find the number
Answer by ben720(159)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In equation form: (because the number + 2)tripled= ten more than the number

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  • This is an equation! Solutions: x=2.
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Expanded term 3 by using associative property on %28x%2B2%29
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Multiplied numerator integers
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Added fractions or integers together
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Moved -4 to the right of expression
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Solved linear equation highlight_red%28+2%2Ax-4=0+%29 equivalent to 2*x-4 =0
It becomes .
Result:
This is an equation! Solutions: x=2.

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