SOLUTION: The quotient of three times a number and 5 amounts to half the number increased by two. How do I write the equations or inequality to represent the unknowns?

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Question 182975: The quotient of three times a number and 5 amounts to half the number increased by two. How do I write the equations or inequality to represent the unknowns?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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The quotient of three times a number and 5 amounts to half the number increased
by two. How do I write the equations or inequality to represent the unknowns?
:
Let x = "the number"
:
%283x%29%2F5 = 1%2F2x + 2