document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=768778>Question 768778</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A number is tripled, then 2 is added. This gives the same result as if the number were quadrupled. Set up and solve an equation to find the original number. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #468893 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=55305><B>55305(86)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=55305><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=468893\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose the number is x, then we have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2B2=4x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2B2=4x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtracting 3x from both sides, we get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number is 2. </SPAN>\n" );
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