document.write( "Question 596169: twice the sum of a number and 4 is equal to 22 what is the number? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #377558 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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\"twice the sum of a number and 4 is equal to 22\" translates to \"2%28n%2B4%29=22\" where n is the unknown number. Let's solve for n.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28n%2B4%29=22\" Start with the given equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2n%2B8=22\" Distribute.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2n=22-8\" Subtract \"8\" from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2n=14\" Combine like terms on the right side.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"n=%2814%29%2F%282%29\" Divide both sides by \"2\" to isolate \"n\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"n=7\" Reduce.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the solution is \"n=7\"
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