math help w/ 'Translate to an algebra statement....'

GuinevereAri

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Translate to an algebra statement; do not solve:

Five times the difference of a number and one yields the same result as twice the same number increased by three.
 
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GuinevereAri said:
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. Translate to an algebra statement; do not solve:
Five times the difference of a number and one yields the same result as twice the same number increased by three.

... kwitcherkryin

let x = the number ...

5(x - 1) = 2x + 3
 
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