document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=311582>Question 311582</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 9 is subtracted from seven times a certain number, the result is the same as if 23 is added to three times the number. Find the number. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be \"x\":<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x-9 = 3x+23<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8<BR>\n" );
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