document.write( "Question 151676: five times the diffrence of a number and one yields the same result as twice the same number increase by three \n" ); document.write( "

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Let x = \"the number\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation for the statement:
\n" ); document.write( "\"five times the difference of a number and one yields the same result as twice the same number increased by three\"
\n" ); document.write( "5(x-1) = 2x + 3
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\n" ); document.write( "5x - 5 = 2x + 3
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\n" ); document.write( "5x - 2x = 3 + 5
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\n" ); document.write( "3x = 8
\n" ); document.write( "x = $\"8%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x = 2 $\"2%2F3\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Check solution using decimals
\n" ); document.write( "5(2.67 - 1) = 2(2.67) + 3
\n" ); document.write( "5(1.67) = 5.33 + 3
\n" ); document.write( "8.33 = 8.33
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