-3/2
Step-by-step explanation:
five less than a number = x-5
one more than three times the number= 3x+1
x-5=3x+1
-5-1=3x+x
-6=4x
-6/4=4x/4
x=-3/2
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[tex]\boxed{\\\begin{minipage}{7cm} "five less than a number" n-5\\"is equivalent to" =\\"one more than 3 times the number" 3n+1\\Putting the parts together,\\ \textbf{n-5=3n+1.\\}\\ Now solve for \textbf{n}.\\Subtract 3n from both sides:\\\textbf{-2n-5=1}\\Now Add 5 to both sides.\\ \bold{-2n=6}\\Divide both sides by \bf{-2}.\\\boxed{n=-3}\end{minipage}}[/tex]
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