Question 76728
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)
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"yields" means =
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"same number increased by four."
x + 4
:
3(2x - 5) = x + 4