document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=558825>Question 558825</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When twice a number is decreased by 5, the result is 43. 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 #363212 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=363212\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let number be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "twice the number = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "decreased by 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x-5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x-5 = 43<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=43+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=24 </SPAN>\n" );
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