SOLUTION: How would you write this equation Two less than the product of a number and three is equal to five times the difference of a number and 4. Let x= the #.

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Question 547365: How would you write this equation Two less than the product of a number and three is equal to five times the difference of a number and 4. Let x= the #.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two less than the product of a number and three is equal to five times the difference of a number and 4. Let x= the #.
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Equation:
3x-2 = 5(x-4)
3x-2 = 5x-20
2x = 18
x = 9
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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