Translate the following verbal statement into an algebraic equation and then solve!
Use x
for your variable.
The sum of two times a number and five is eight more than the number
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It's like discovering the answer to a puzzle. the purpose in solving an equation is to find the value or values of the variable that makes it a true statement. any value of the variable that makes the equation true is called a solution to the equation.

Dis the correct answer