SOLUTION: The difference of 5 times a number and 3 results in twice the difference of three times the number and 4. I came up 5x+3= 2×3×+4

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Question 1018261: The difference of 5 times a number and 3 results in twice the difference of three times the number and 4.
I came up 5x+3= 2×3×+4
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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DIFFERENCE does not mean ADDITION.

The difference of 5 times a number and 3
Letting x be the number;
5x-3

results in
5x-3=somethingThatComesNextDescribed


twice the difference of three times the number and 4.
2%283x-4%29