document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=283221>Question 283221</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if two is added to a number and the sum is tripled, the result is 20 more than the number </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let the number bex\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 added to the number = x+2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sum is tripled = 3(x+2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20 more than the number == x+20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(x+2)=x+20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+6 = x+20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-x=20-6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x=14\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=14/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=7   which is the number </SPAN>\n" );
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