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Six plus x minus two x equals five

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The "plus x minus two x" part basically means "minus x".

So, "six minux x equals five".

This means that six minus five is x. So, x is one!

Now, let's check this in the problem: replace x with 1. Six plus one minus two ones equals five? Yes, it does!

The answer is x=1.

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