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ALGEBRA WORD PROBLEMS

PROBLEM 1
The sum of a number and 2 is 8. Find the number.

PROBLEM 2
If 5 is added to the sum of twice a number and three times the number, the result is
25. Find the number.

PROBLEM 3
One number is 2 times another. The sum of the numbers is 45. What is the smaller of
the two?
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PROBLEM 4
5 times a number increased by 6 is 226. What is the number?

PROBLEM 5
Six less than, 3 times a number is the same as 5 more than, twice the number. Find the
number.

PROBLEM 6
One number is 4 times as large as another. Their sum is 45. Find the numbers.