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Two times a number increased by 5 is 15.

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The answer is fifteen
User Vandus
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2x+5=15
-5 -5
2x=10
/2 /2
x=5

Two times a number increased by five is fifteen.
Subtract five from both sides.
Two times a number is ten.
Divide both sides by two.
The number is equal to five.
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