document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=741785>Question 741785</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Twice a number increased by the product of the number  an fourteen results in forty eight </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #452149 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=only4christ><B>only4christ(12)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=only4christ><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=452149\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = the number.  Then you have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 14x = 48     Collect like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x = 48          Divide both sides by 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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