Question

The sum of two and three times the difference of a number and five is equal to four times the difference a number and one.

Answer 1

Answer:

$x=-9$

Step-by-step explanation:

We translate the phrase into an equation:

$2+3(x-5)=4(x-1)$

Then we simplify:

$2+3(x-5)=4(x-1)\\2+3x-15=4x-4\\-13+3x=4x-4\\-9=x$