document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=239885>Question 239885</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the sum of a number and two is doubled, the result is six less than three times the number. Find the number. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> represent the number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the sum of the number and two is:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\ +\ 2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Double that:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 2(x\ +\ 2)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which can be written:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 2x\ +\ 4\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Three times the number is:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 3x\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Six less than that:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 3x\ -\ 6\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Is\" means equals, so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 2x\ +\ 4\ =\ 3x\ -\ 6\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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