SOLUTION: what is the answer twice the quantity of a number plus two is greater than the number plus five.

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Question 845994: what is the answer
twice the quantity of a number plus two is greater than the number plus five.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is the answer
twice the quantity of a number plus two is greater than the number plus five.
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Let the quantity be "x"::
Equation:
2x + 2 > x + 5
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Subtract x from both sides
Subtract 2 from both sides
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Ans: x > 3
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Stan H.
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