SOLUTION: If the sum of a number and -3 is doubled the result is 1/2 times the number. Find the number.

SOLUTION: If the sum of a number and -3 is doubled the result is 1/2 times the number. Find the number.

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Question 126510: If the sum of a number and -3 is doubled the result is 1/2 times the number. Find the number.
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The number is x.

The sum of the number and -3 is then

Double is

1/2 times the number is

So:

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