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The quotient of three times a number and 5 amounts to half the number increased
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = \"the number\"
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283x%29%2F5\"$ = $\"1%2F2\"$ x + 2 \n" ); document.write( "

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