document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=414616>Question 414616</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 4 is added to a number and the sum is tripled, the result is 20 more than the number. Find 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 #290854 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=praseenakos@yahoo.com><B>praseenakos@yahoo.com(507)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=praseenakos@yahoo.com><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=praseenakos@yahoo.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=290854\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the number be,  'n'\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  4 added to the number ==>   n + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then trippled  ==>  3(n+4)  = 20 more than the number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3%28n%2B4%29++=+n+%2B+20+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3%28n%2B4%29++=+n+%2B+20+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3n+%2B+12+=+n+%2B+20+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3n+%2B+12+=+n+%2B+20+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  distributed 3 over n+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3n+%2B+12+-+n++=+n+%2B+20+-+n+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3n+%2B+12+-+n++=+n+%2B+20+-+n+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   subtract n from each side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2n+%2B+12+=+++20+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2n+%2B+12+=+++20+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2n+%2B+12+-+12+=+++20+-+12+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2n+%2B+12+-+12+=+++20+-+12+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > subtract 12 from each side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2n+=+8+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2n+=+8+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2n%2F2+=+8%2F2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2n%2F2+=+8%2F2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > divide 2 on each side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=++n+=+4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"++n+=+4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the number is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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