document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=760912>Question 760912</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> twice a number, diminished by 17 is -3 find the number. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #462953 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=2897696><B>2897696(96)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=2897696><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=2897696><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=462953\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To solve this problem we translate the words, into math language.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here is how the words turn to math<BR>\n" );
document.write( "*twice a number means two times a number (2x) (let unknown number mean x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "*diminished by 17 means a number is subtracted by 17 (2x-17)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "*is means equal (=)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "*-3=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( " using the broken down math, we can put it all together and make the equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-17=-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From here, all you do is solve for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "TRY IT :) </SPAN>\n" );
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