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Five times the difference of a number and one yields the same result as twice the same number increased by three.
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Question 52953: Translate to an algebra statement; do not solve:
Five times the difference of a number and one yields the same result as twice the same number increased by three.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Start with "difference of a number and one"; that means x-1. Now take "fives times" that to get 5(x-1). "yields the same result" means "=", so we have "5(x-1)=" so far. Now, "twice the same number" is the same as 2x; "increased by three" is the same as "+3". So we have 2x+3 on the right side of the "=". The entire equation is .
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