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document.write( "the sum of two and three times the difference of a number and five is equal to four times the differnce a number and one \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #254162 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let number be x \n" ); document.write( "3(x-5)+2 =4(x-1) \n" ); document.write( "3x-15+2=4x-4 \n" ); document.write( "3x-13=4x-4 \n" ); document.write( "3x-4x=13-4 \n" ); document.write( "-x=9 \n" ); document.write( "divide by -1 \n" ); document.write( "x=-9 \n" ); document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca \n" ); document.write( " |