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    Jun 20, 2009, 08:46 PM
    I have a questions about this linear equation?
    Two more than three times a number is five less than four times the number.

    What is the number?
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    Jun 21, 2009, 04:30 AM

    X is the number

    Three times the number is 3X

    Two more than three times the number is 3X + 2

    Four times the number is 4X

    Five less than four times the number is 4X -5

    The equation is 3X+2 = 4X-5

    Solve for X
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