Question 156177
If 2 is added to five times a number, the result is equal to 5 more than four times the number. find the number.
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Let x = "a number"
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Write an equation for what it says:
5x + 2 = 4x + 5
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5x - 4x = 5 - 2
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x = 3
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Is that so hard?