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document.write( "Let his original amount be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2 = 5(x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2 = 5x-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3 dollars<BR>\n" );
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