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  • 06-11-2016
  • Mathematics
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When a certain number is trebled then decreased by 1, the result is twice as much as 5 more than the number? What is the number?

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  • 06-11-2016
3x-1=2(x+5)
3x-1=2x+10
x-1=10
x=11

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