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Eight less than five times a number is two less than three times the number into an equation

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“Eight less than five times a number” is represented algebraically as 5x-8 and “two less than 3 times a number” is represented algebraically as 3x-2 they are said to be equal to one another so the answer is 5x-8=3x-2
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