document.write( "Question 446807: Solve. Please show all of your work.
\n" ); document.write( "The sum of twice a number and 4 less than the number is the same as the difference between -32 and the number. What is the number? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let the number = $\"n\"$
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2n+%2B+n+-+4+=+n+-+%28-32%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3n+-+4+=+n+-+%28-32%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract $\"n\"$ from both sides
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2n+-+4+=+32+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2n+=+36+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+n+=+18+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The number is 18
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2n+%2B+n+-+4+=+n+-+%28-32%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2%2A18+%2B+18+-+4+=+18+%2B+32+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+36+%2B+14+=+50+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+50+=+50+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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