Question 156177
I can not figure out how to do algebric word problems. Not one. 
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I think you can.  For example -
If 3 times a number is 15, find the number.  See?
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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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Ok, call the number N, just for convenience.
If you add 2 to it, that's N+2.  Easy so far, right?
Now, it says that N+2 is equal to something.  It's 5 more than 4 times N, or 5 more than 4N.
So the N+2 is 5 more than the other one, 4N, so if we add 5 to the 4N, they'll be equal.
N+2 = 4N+5   (now the words are dispensed with)
N = 4N + 3
-3N = 3
N = -1
To check, you can substitute, and it's correct.