document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=722376>Question 722376</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I can't figure out how to do this problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sum of three times a number and 7 more than the number is the same as the difference between-11 and twice the number. What is the number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + (3x+7) = -11-2x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10x+7 = -11-2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x = -18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -3/2<BR>\n" );
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