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Thrice the same number.
2 times a number minus 17 plus 20 times a number minus 9 is the same as 2x - 17 + 20x - 9 = 22x - 26
The number is -13.
Let's call the number XTwice the number would be 2XFour times the same number would be 4XThe sum of these two is 2X + 4X = 6XThe answer is therefore six times the number.
Let's name the first number "X" and the other number "Y" thus: 2X+5Y is the same thing as twice a number more than five times another