document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=795550>Question 795550</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if 3 is added to a number and the sum is tripled, the result is 13 more than the number.? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3(3 + x) = 13 + x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 + 3x = 13 + x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Collect like terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x - x = 13 - 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number is 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps<BR>\n" );
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