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Twenty-five is the same as ten added to twice a number

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The phrase a number means an arbitrary variable. We can pick any letter a-z except for i and e.

Let's choose x.

Twice a number means we multiply x by 2:
2x

ten added to twice a number
2x + 10

The phrase is the same as means equal to. Set 25 equal to 2x + 10 to get our algebraic expression
25 = 2x + 10

If the problem asks you to solve for x, type it in our math solver and get
x = 7.5
 
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