SOLUTION: Is this just ambiguous? Which translation do you consider correct? The text seems to think it's the 2nd since the answer given is -3. Why not the 1st one (follow order of operat

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: Is this just ambiguous? Which translation do you consider correct? The text seems to think it's the 2nd since the answer given is -3. Why not the 1st one (follow order of operations, no punctuation in the sentence)?
If twice a number added to 3 is divided by the number plus 1 the result is 3/2.
(2x+3)/x + 1 = 3/2
or (2x+3)/(x+1) = 3/2
or 2(x+3)/x +1 = 3/2
or 2(x+3)/(x +1)= 3/2
Would this be a correct translation for the following?
If twice, a number added to 3 is divided by the number, plus 1 the result is 3/2
2(x+3)/x + 1 = 3/2
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Found 2 solutions by stanbon, funmath:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
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If twice a number added to 3 is divided by the number plus 1 the result is 3/2.
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I agree these word statements are sometimes ambiguous.
You problem could just as well be the following:
(2x+3)/(x+1)=3/2
4x+6=3x+3
x=-3
Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by funmath(2933) (Show Source):
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Which translation do you consider correct?
(2x+3)/x + 1 = 3/2 is translated: If twice the number added to three is divided by the number is added to 1 the result is 3/2.
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(2x+3)/(x+1) = 3/2 is translated: If twice a number added to 3 is divided by the number plus 1 the result is 3/2.
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2(x+3)/x +1 = 3/2 is translated: If twice the sum of a number and 3 is divided by the number and added to 1 the result is 3/2.
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2(x+3)/(x +1)= 3/2 is translated: if twice the sum of a number and 3 is divided by the number plus 1 the result is 3/2.
You're right, it is kind of ambiguous. Even I'm a little mushy brained now. I think that if they wanted you to add 1 to the fraction instead of making it part of the denominator, they would have used a conjunction like "and" or a comma as you suggested.
Happy Calculating!!!