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document.write( "find a number that is twice as far from 40 as it is from 73
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document.write( " 40___________________x_____________73
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document.write( " (x-40) = 2(73-x)
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document.write( "   3x = 186
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document.write( "    x =  62
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document.write( "(62 -40) = 22 = 2(73-62)\r
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document.write( " 40___________________62___________73
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