document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=196154>Question 196154</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the difference between four times a number and twice the product of the number and one more than the number when translated into a mathematical expression is? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #147076 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><B>RAY100(1637)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><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=147076\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let  n =  number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4n - ( 2*(n)(n+1) )<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4n -(2* (n^2  +n) )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4n - (2n^2 +2n )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4n -2n^2 -2n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n -2n^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2n ( 1-n)...ANSWER<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "checking,, for  n=0,  both  original  and  answer  =0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for  n=2,  both  =  -4,,,ok </SPAN>\n" );
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