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A water park charges $5 for entry into the park and an additional $2 for each of the big water slides. Steven spent $17 on his visit to the water park. Which equation can be used to find the number of big water slides, x, that Steven went on?

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User Jobrad
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5+3x=17 where x=2 ...
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User Vadimk
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2x+5=17
2x For the cost of every ride, 5 is the entry -&& 17 is the total amount he spent
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User Donkey Trouble
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