SOLUTION: a number x is 5 more than two times x minus three solve for the value of x

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Question 615203: a number x is 5 more than two times x minus three solve for the value of x
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x-5=2x-3
-x=2
x=-2
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-2-5=2*-2-3
-7=-7