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04-09-2017
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Subtract five from three times a number and the result is equal to the number plus five. find the number.

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04-09-2017

3(x)-5=x+5
3x=-5+5+x
3x=x
0=x
because 3x=x is basically would make each part into 0 which would end up the same.

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