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If three more than x is two more than y...What is x in terms of y?:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To answer this question, we have to first turn the question into an equation. The first part of the question says \"If three more than x\", in other words,\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + 3\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The second part of the question says \"is two more than y\". In other words,\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= y + 2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now combine these two:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + 3 = y + 2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To find x in terms of y, we need to get x by itself on the left side of our equal sign. To do so, subtract 3 from both sides of the equal sign:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + 3 - 3 = y + 2 - 3\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now simplify:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = y - 1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, our answer is: x = y - 1 \n" ); document.write( "

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