document.write( "Question 31004This question is from textbook Prealgebra and Introductory Algebra
\n" ); document.write( ": If twice a number added to 3 is divided by the number plus 1, the result is three halves? find the number. \n" ); document.write( "

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The equation would be $\"%283%2B2x%29%2F%28x%2B1%29=3%2F2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "from here is is just solving for x
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283%2B2x%29%2F%28x%2B1%29=3%2F2\"$ multiply both sides by (x+1)
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2B2x=3%2F2%2A%28x%2B1%29\"$ distribute the 3/2
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2B2x=3%2F2x%2B3%2F2\"$ combine like terms (constants first)
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2F2%2B2x=3%2F2x\"$ combine like terms (now variables)
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2F2=-1%2F2x\"$ multiply both sides by -2
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-3=x\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check your answer:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283%2B2x%29%2F%28x%2B1%29=3%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283%2B2%28-3%29%29%2F%28%28-3%29%2B1%29=3%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283-6%29%2F%28-3%2B1%29=3%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28-3%29%2F%28-2%29=3%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3%2F2=3%2F2\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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