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document.write( "If 4 is added to twice a number and this sum is multiplied by two, the result is the same as if the number is multiplied by 3 and 4 is added to the product. What is the number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be N\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If 4 is added to twice the number, the new number becomes 4 + 2N.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When this sum is multiplied by two, the new number now becomes 2(4 + 2N) or 8 + 4N\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since this result, 8 + 4N is the same as if the number is multiplied by 3 and 4 is added to the product, then we can say that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 + 4N = 3N + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4N - 3N = 4 - 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "N, or the number = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28-4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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