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" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #49984 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=psbhowmick><B>psbhowmick(878)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=psbhowmick><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=psbhowmick><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=49984\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the number = x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Three times the number = 3x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Four less than three times the number = (3x - 4).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two times the number = 2x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(Four less than three times the number) - (Two times the number) = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3x - 4) - 2x = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the reqd. number is 7. </SPAN>\n" );
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