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02-10-2017
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the sum of twice a number x and 13 is two less than three times x

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barnuts barnuts

11-10-2017

This is a word problem which requires basic logic or understanding to solve. We can write the equation:

2 x + 13 = 3 x – 2

So calculate for x:

3 x – 2x = 13 + 2

x = 15

Therefore the number is 15.

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