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document.write( "Let x represent the number
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document.write( " x/2 + x/3 + x/4 = x + 12  
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document.write( "solving for x         
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document.write( " 6x +4x + 3x = 12x + 144      |multiplying each term by 12
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document.write( "           x = 144\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer
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document.write( " 72 + 48 + 36 = 156 = 144 + 12 \n" );
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