document.write( "Question 1193832: Two less than thrice a number is thirteen. What is the number? Give an equation \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "x = some unknown number
\n" ); document.write( "3x = thrice the number, aka 3 times the number
\n" ); document.write( "3x-2 = two less than thrice a number
\n" ); document.write( "3x-2 = 13\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's solve for x
\n" ); document.write( "We follow PEMDAS in reverse to undo each operation done to x
\n" ); document.write( "3x-2 = 13
\n" ); document.write( "3x-2+2 = 13+2
\n" ); document.write( "3x = 15
\n" ); document.write( "3x/3 = 15/3
\n" ); document.write( "x = 5\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 5 is the number
\n" ); document.write( "3x = 3*5 = 15 = thrice the number
\n" ); document.write( "3x-2 = 15-2 = 13
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answers:
\n" ); document.write( "equation is 3x-2 = 13
\n" ); document.write( "the number is 5
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