document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=262633>Question 262633</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is: twenty less than a number is more than twice the same number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's have \"x\" represent a number. The key to these type of problems is understanding the words in the problem. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-20 will be on one side and 2x will be on the other side to look like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-20>2x Now Subtract x from both sides to give us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-20>x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go. x<-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Try a number like -25 to see if it works in the equation.<BR>\n" );
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