document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=400526>Question 400526</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> when the opposite of a number is increased by 5 then doubled, and then added to twice the number, the result is 4 more than the original number. what is the number? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #283502 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=283502\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the number. The opposite of the number is the additive inverse, -x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(-x+5)+2x=x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x+10+2x=x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6<BR>\n" );
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