document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=702279>Question 702279</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is two times the sum of a number and seven is eighteen </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #432881 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><B>neatmath(302)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=neatmath><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=432881\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><font face=\"Tahoma\">If I have this correctly, you're asking for:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 times<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the sum of a number and 7<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is 18<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can write this as:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2A%287%2Bx%29=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2A%287%2Bx%29=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where x is our unknown number.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then we just need to solve for x:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2A%287%2Bx%29=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2A%287%2Bx%29=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14%2B2x=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14%2B2x=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From your question, 2 seems like the definite answer because,<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "two times the sum of seven and two is eighteen, because:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2A%287%2B2%29=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2A%287%2B2%29=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ???<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2A9=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2A9=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ???<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18=18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18=18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > indeed it does<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "because the \"what is\" at the beginning of your question might be confusing.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps!  Keep practicing!  :)<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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