document.write( "Question 316965: If twice a number is added to 3 and is divided by the muber plus 1 the result is three halve. What is the number? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #226891 by JBarnum(2146)\"\" \"About 
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personally i think thats a poorly written word problem if in book or by a teacher...Id simply state: \"If twice a number added to 3 and divided by the number plus 1 is three halves, what is the number?\"
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\n" ); document.write( "id treat this the same way one would solve a proportion, that being cross multiplying
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%284n%2B6%29=%283n%2B3%29\"subtract 3n
\n" ); document.write( "\"n%2B6=3\"subtract 6
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%282%28-3%29%2B3%29%2F%28%28-3%29%2B1%29=%283%2F2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%28-6%29%2B3%29%2F%28-2%29=%283%2F2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-3%2F-2=3%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2F2=3%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "Correct
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