document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=332504>Question 332504</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 4 less than 3 times a certain number is 2 more than the number, what is the number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Then, 3n - 4 = n + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> 2n = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> n = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence, the given number is 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check: 3 X 3 - 4 = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 + 2 = 5 </SPAN>\n" );
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