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The sum of two and three times the difference of a number and five is equal to four times the difference a number and one.

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Answer:


x=-9

Explanation:

We translate the phrase into an equation:


2+3(x-5)=4(x-1)\\

Then we simplify:


2+3(x-5)=4(x-1)\\2+3x-15=4x-4\\-13+3x=4x-4\\-9=x

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