document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=786000>Question 786000</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What would this phase look like in an actual expression? Five times a number is increased by two. This result is then decreased by three times the number. The result is three more than three times the number </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " Five times a number is increased by two.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " This result is then decreased by three times the number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " The result is three more than three times the number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5n + 2 - 3n = 3n + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combining like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5n - 3n - 3n = 3 - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5n - 6n = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-n = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mult both sides by -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = -1 </SPAN>\n" );
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