document.write( "Question 346499: if the sum of a number and five is tripled, the result is one less than twice the number. find the number????? how do you solve this and write it down \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #247922 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)\"\" \"About 
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if the sum of a number and five is tripled, the result is one less than twice the number. find the number?
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\n" ); document.write( "x = \"a number\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Just write an expression for each phrase:
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\n" ); document.write( "\"sum of a number & 5 is tripled\",
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\n" ); document.write( "\"the result\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"1 less than twice the number\"
\n" ); document.write( "2x - 1
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\n" ); document.write( "Put is all together to form an equation and solve it:
\n" ); document.write( "3(x+5) = 2x - 1
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\n" ); document.write( "3x + 15 = 2x - 1
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\n" ); document.write( "3x - 2x = -1 - 15
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\n" ); document.write( "x = -16
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\n" ); document.write( "Now in the original statement see if that is true
\n" ); document.write( "\"the sum of a number and five is tripled, the result is one less than twice the number\"
\n" ); document.write( "3(-16+5) = 2(-16) - 1
\n" ); document.write( "3(-11) = -32 - 1
\n" ); document.write( "-33 = -33; equality confirms our solution of x = -16
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