Problema Solution
Pasha is thinking of a number such that when twice the number is added to three times one more than the number she gets the same result as when she multiplied four times one less than the number. What number is pasha thinking about?
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Let 'x' represent the number.
2x + (3x + 1) = 4x - 1
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x = -2
The number that Pasha is thinking about is -2.