SOLUTION: Translate and solve: "five less than twice a number is ten more than the product of four and the number"

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Question 6285: Translate and solve:
"five less than twice a number is ten more than the product of four and the number"
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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You can often write the algebraic equation directly from the problem statement.
Let n = the number.
"five less (subtract 5 from) than twice a number (2 times n) is (=) ten more (add 10 to) than the product of four and the number (4 times n)".
Putting it all together, you get:
2n - 5 = 4n + 10