document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=41169>Question 41169</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Three times a number, decreased by 8 is the same as twice the number, increased by 15?Find the number. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Three times x is 3x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If we decrease 3x by 8, it is 3x-8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-8 is the same as twice the number, which is 2x, increased by 15, which is 2x+15.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-8 = 2x+15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To solve the equation, move 2x to the left of the equation and -8 to the right of the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-2x = 8+15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number is 23. </SPAN>\n" );
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