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Translate and solve: 3x less than two times the sum of 2X and one is equal to the sum of 2 and 5

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Answer:

The answer is x = 5

Explanation:

The statement

3x less than two times the sum of 2X and one is written as

2( 2x + 1) - 3x

the sum of 2 and 5 is written as

2 + 5

Equate the two statements

We have

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

Expand

4x + 2 - 3x = 7

Simplify

4x - 3x = 7 - 2

We have the final answer as

x = 5

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