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Question 76728: Hi,
I am desperately needing help here. I have been doing ok with algebra, but I seem to be really stuck with translating statements to problems. Could you help me with this please? I would greatly appreciate it! I have tons of these to do and it would help to see how this works.
Thanks!!
Translate to an algebra statement; do not solve:
Three times the difference of five and a twice a number yields the same result as the same number increased by four.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Translate to an algebra statement; do not solve:
Three times the difference of five and a twice a number yields the same result as the same number increased by four.
:
Just write what it says, x = "a number":
"Three times the difference of five and a twice a number"
3(2x - 5)
:
"yields" means =
:
"same number increased by four."
x + 4
:
3(2x - 5) = x + 4
