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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Double the sum of a number and 5 is the same as fourteen more than triple the same number. Find the number. \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #429834 by checkley79(3341)\"\" \"About 
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2(X+5)=3X+14
\n" ); document.write( "2X+10=3X=14
\n" ); document.write( "2X-3X=14-10
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\n" ); document.write( "2(-4+5)=3*-4+14
\n" ); document.write( "2*1=-12+14
\n" ); document.write( "2=2
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