document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=229672>Question 229672</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> twice the difference of the number and 8 is equal to three times the sum of the number and 3. find the number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x-8)=3x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-16=3x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-16-2=3x+3-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+14=3x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16/2=4/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8/2=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #170224 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=170224\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You just forgot the parentheses on the right side!  Also, I'm not sure why in the third step you subtracted 2 from each side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x-8)=3(x+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-16=3x+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-16+16=3x+9+16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=3x+25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 3x from each side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3x=3x-3x-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x=25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by -1:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Twice the difference of the number and 8 is equal to three times the sum of the number and 3. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2*(-25-8)=3(-25+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*-33=3*-22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-66=-66\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It checks!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dr. Robert J. Rapalje </SPAN>\n" );
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