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How do you make a word problems for 2x plus 3 equals 17?

Updated: 8/19/2019
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13y ago

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Figure out exactly what the equation means.

2x is the mathematical representation of "two times some unknown value"

2x + 3 = 17 means that "if you add 'two times some unknown value' and three, you get seventeen."

To make a word problem for this equation, just represent that situation. For example: Jenny has twice as many shirts as Kendra does. When Jenny gets three more shirts for her birthday, she will have 17 shirts. How many shirts does Kendra have?

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