SOLUTION: I need help in this problem. Thank you. Three times the sum of number plus 2 is equal to 7 times the number minus 22.

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Three times the sum of number plus 2 is equal to 7 times the number minus 22.
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A number:

The sum of a number and 2:

Three times the sum of a number and 2:

"is equal to" means, oddly enough, "is equal to"

7 times the number is

And 7 times the number minus 22 is

Put it all together:



Solve for

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