document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=52953>Question 52953</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Translate to an algebra statement; do not solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Five times the difference of a number and one yields the same result as twice the same number increased by three.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #35307 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><B>rchill(405)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=35307\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Start with \"difference of a number and one\"; that means x-1.  Now take \"fives times\" that to get 5(x-1).  \"yields the same result\" means \"=\", so we have \"5(x-1)=\" so far.  Now, \"twice the same number\" is the same as 2x; \"increased by three\" is the same as \"+3\".  So we have 2x+3 on the right side of the \"=\".  The entire equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%28x-1%29=2x%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%28x-1%29=2x%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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