document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24041>Question 24041</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help!!  I can't figure out the following problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Twice the sum of a number and three is the same as 1 subtracted from the number.  Find the number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know its a simple problem but the more I look at it, the more confused I get!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks very much. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12707 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=PeterC><B>PeterC(8)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=PeterC><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=12707\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The hardest part about solving a word problem is translating it into equations, but if you practice, it will come easier. This problem is telling us that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where x is the number we are to find.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We solve by dividing, adding, or subtracting the same things from both sides of the equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Unless a problem deals with something like people's ages, you should not assume that the answer is non-negative. </SPAN>\n" );
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