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2)

let's say the number is "a".

"two more than the number"  ----> a + 2

"five times more than that"  -----> 5 * (a + 2) ---> 5(a + 2)

"the sum of that number and 5 times the number more than 2"

a + 5(a + 2)

"is 26 more than four times the number" ----> = 4*a + 26 ---> = 4a + 26

a + 5(a + 2) = 4a + 26



3)

"eight times the number" ---> 8 * a, or 8a

"3 less than that" ----> 8a - 3

"the number increased by 1" ---> a + 1

"16 times that"  ---> 16(a + 1)

"half that" ----> [ 16(a + 1) ] / 2



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5)

notice each equation, they're both in slope-intercept form, y = mx + b.

now, notice their slope, is the same for both, notice their y-intercept, it varies.

same slope, different y-intercept simply means, the lines are parallel.