Question 786000
What would this phase look like in an actual expression?
 Five times a number is increased by two.
 This result is then decreased by three times the number.
 The result is three more than three times the number
:
5n + 2 - 3n = 3n + 3
combining like terms
5n - 3n - 3n = 3 - 2
5n - 6n = 1
-n = 1
mult both sides by -1
n = -1