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Translate the statements into algebraic equations. Five more than three times a number is twenty-three.

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5 \: more \: than \: three \: times \: a \: number = 23 \\ 3x + 5 = 23 \\ 3x = 23 - 5 \\ 3x = 18 \\ x = 18 / 3 \\ x = 6 \\ thank \: you

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