Problema Solution
Three times the sum of a number and seven is two less than five times the number.
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let 'x' represent the number
Three times the sum of a number and seven is two less than five times the number:
3(x + 7) = 5x - 2
by solving we find:
x = 23/2
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the number is 23/2 or 11.5.