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document.write( "x + x + 2 = 286\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 2 = 286\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 286 - 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 284\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 284/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 142\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 2 = 142 + 2 = 144\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: 142, 144\r<BR>\n" );
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