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lovingpaige

Answer:

2x+20=3x-5 (x=25)

Step-by-step explanation:

2x+20=3x-5

-2x+5

25=x

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Lanuel

The number is equal to 25.

  • Let the number be n.

To write the word problem as an algebraic equation:

In this exercise, we are required to translate the word problem into a mathematical (algebraic) expression and solve for the unknown variable (number):

Translating the word problem into an algebraic expression, we have;

A number is doubled and then increased by 20:

[tex]2n + 20[/tex]   ...equation 1.

The result is 5 less than 3 times the number:

[tex]3n -5[/tex]  ...equation 2

Equating the two equations, we have:

[tex]2n+20=3n-5\\\\3n-2n=20+5\\\\n=25[/tex]

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