document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=70107>Question 70107</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Four less than three times a number is three more than two times the number.  What is the number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let a number be:x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "four less than three times that number is:3x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is:=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "three more than two times the number: 2x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Problem to solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-4=2x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-2x-4=2x-2x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-4=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-4+4=3+4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sanity Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(7)-4=2(7)+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21-4=14+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17=17  We seem to be sane for the moment.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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