You have 2 apples, get 3 more, and then lose 2 of them.
So, you HAVE 2 apples, and if you get 3 more, you can add it to the 2.

In total at the moment, you have 5 apples. Now, you lose 2 more. We can subtract that from our total number of apples.

We now know that you are left with
3 apples.
The answer to this problem is...3.6
i think the person below me is correct and the answer is 12
Answer:
The value of x that makes the equation true is 3

Explanation:
From the attached image;
Let us write the mathematical equation of the model.
The long bar means x, while the small squares have a value of 1 each.

solving the equation we have;

Therefore, the value of x that makes the equation true is 3