document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=566805>Question 566805</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the reciprocal of two more than a number is three times the reciprocal of the number find the number    </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/(x+2) = 3(1/x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross-multiply:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 3(x+2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = -6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -3<BR>\n" );
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