SOLUTION: If 6 is added to a number, the result exceeds two times the number by 1. What is the number

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Question 216010: If 6 is added to a number, the result exceeds two times the number by 1. What is the number
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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Just write an equation for what it says. (x = "a number")
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If 6 is added to a number, the result exceeds two times the number by 1.
x + 6 = 2x + 1
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6 - 1 = 2x - x
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x = 5
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