document.write( "Question 156177: I can not figure out how to do algebric word problems. Not one. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If 2 is added to five times a number, the result is equal to 5 more than four times the number. find the number. \n" ); document.write( "
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I can not figure out how to do algebric word problems. Not one.
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\n" ); document.write( "I think you can. For example -
\n" ); document.write( "If 3 times a number is 15, find the number. See?
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\n" ); document.write( "If 2 is added to five times a number, the result is equal to 5 more than four times the number. find the number.
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\n" ); document.write( "Ok, call the number N, just for convenience.
\n" ); document.write( "If you add 2 to it, that's N+2. Easy so far, right?
\n" ); document.write( "Now, it says that N+2 is equal to something. It's 5 more than 4 times N, or 5 more than 4N.
\n" ); document.write( "So the N+2 is 5 more than the other one, 4N, so if we add 5 to the 4N, they'll be equal.
\n" ); document.write( "N+2 = 4N+5 (now the words are dispensed with)
\n" ); document.write( "N = 4N + 3
\n" ); document.write( "-3N = 3
\n" ); document.write( "N = -1
\n" ); document.write( "To check, you can substitute, and it's correct.\r
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