document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=290612>Question 290612</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When the sum of 8 and a certain number is increased by 12, the result is the same as the product of 3 and the number. What is the number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" be the missing number, therefore the equation becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now solve for \"x\" to find the answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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