document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=360091>Question 360091</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Thirty percent of twice a number is 30.  What was the original number? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #256936 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=256936\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x = number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2*x = twice the number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".3*2*x = 30% of it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".3*2*x = 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to .6*x = 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides by .6 to get x = 30/.6 = 50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "confirm by substituting in original equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2*50 = 100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100*.3 = 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer is confirmed. </SPAN>\n" );
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