Five times a number decreased by nine is equal to twice the number increased by 23. Which equation could be used to solve the problem? How does it look written out

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asked Aug 19, 2019 219k views

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Big GH · Answer 1 · 2019-08-23T13:55:15+0000

5x-9=2x+23

We can now simplify by subtracting 2x to give 3x and then add 9 to the other side then divide by 3 to get final answer