document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=800171>Question 800171</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When a certain number is trebled then decreased by 1, the result is twice as much as 5 more than the number. What is the number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3x - 1 = 2(x + 5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x - 1 = 2x + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Collect like terms;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x - 2x = 10 + 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number is 11.<BR>\n" );
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