What number is two less than three times a number that is the same as the number plus 10?

2 less than (3 times a number) is the same as (the number plus 10) 2 less than (3*x) = (x + 10) 3x - 2 = x + 10 From here, you solve! :)
3x - 2 - x = x + 10 - x 2x - 2 = 10 2x - 2 + 2 = 10 + 2 2x = 12 2x / 2 = 12 / 2 x = 6
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Answered by kittymaniac | 2024-06-10

We defined a variable x for the unknown number and set up the equation 3 x − 2 = x + 10 . By solving this, we find that the number is 6 . This was verified through substitution back into the original expressions.
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Answered by kittymaniac | 2024-12-26