document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=601567>Question 601567</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 3 is added to a number and this sum is doubled, the result is 2 more than the number. Find the number. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x+3)=x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+6=x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-4 </SPAN>\n" );
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