document.write( "Question 337191: Two less than three times a number is equal to 14 more than five times the number. WHat is the number? \n" ); document.write( "
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let x = \"a number\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Just write an equation for what it says:
\n" ); document.write( "\"Two less than three times a number is equal to 14 more than five times the number.\"
\n" ); document.write( "3x - 2 = 5x + 14
\n" ); document.write( "Obviously this will be a negative number
\n" ); document.write( "-2 - 14 = 5x - 3x
\n" ); document.write( "-16 = 2x
\n" ); document.write( "x = \"%28-16%29%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "x = -8 is the number
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\n" ); document.write( "Check solution in the original statement: x=-8
\n" ); document.write( "3(-8) - 2 = 5(-8) + 14
\n" ); document.write( "-24 - 2 = -40 + 14
\n" ); document.write( "-26 = -26 \n" ); document.write( "
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