document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=234045>Question 234045</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3 times the first of three consecutive numbers is 4 more than 2 times the second </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3 times the first of three consecutive numbers is 4 more than 2 times the second<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 2(x+1) + 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = 2x + 1 + 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 5 </SPAN>\n" );
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