SOLUTION: if 3 is added to a number and this sum is doubled, the result is 2 more than the number. Find the number.

SOLUTION: if 3 is added to a number and this sum is doubled, the result is 2 more than the number. Find the number.

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Question 284097: if 3 is added to a number and this sum is doubled, the result is 2 more than the number. Find the number.
Answer by Deina(147) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x is the number so:

3 is added to a number x + 3
this sum is doubled 2(x + 3)
result is 2 more than the number = x + 2

So our formula is:

Expand:

Subtract 6 from each side:

Subtract x from each side:
and bob's your uncle!
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