document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=782278>Question 782278</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> three times the sum of a number and 2 is 9 less than 8 times the number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(x + 2) = 8x - 9 {three times the sum of a number and 2 equals 9 less than the number}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 6 = 8x - 9 {used distributive property}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 = 5x - 9 {subtracted 3x from each side}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 15 {added 9 to each side}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3 {divided each side by 5}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the number is 3<BR>\n" );
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