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The product of $5,$ and 3 more than twice a number, is $85 .$ What is the number?
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According to the problem, twice the number is 2x, and 3 more than twice the number is 2x + 3. Now, we know that the product of 5 and 3 more than twice the number is 85. So, we can write the equation: 5(2x + 3) = 85 Now, we can solve for x: Show more…
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