document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=599939>Question 599939</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The quotient of a number and 3 is the same as the difference of the number doubled and 5. 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 #379134 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nihal@SriLanka><B>Nihal@SriLanka(22)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nihal@SriLanka><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=379134\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the number be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We are given that x/3 = 2x-5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiplying both sides by 3 we have x = 6x - 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i.e. -5x = -15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i.e.   x = 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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