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  • 23-09-2021
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If 10 less than 5 times a number is two more than 3 times the number, then the number is

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tutorAnne
tutorAnne tutorAnne
  • 29-09-2021

The unknown number from the word problem  is 6

let the unknown number be x such that

10 less than 5 times a number will be written mathematically as  5 x-10

and two more than 3 times the number be written mathematically as 3x+2

putting them in equation, we have,  

5 x-10=3x+2

Solving becomes

5x-3x =2+10

2x=12

x=12/2=6

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