document.write( "Question 70107: Four less than three times a number is three more than two times the number. What is the number? \n" ); document.write( "
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Four less than three times a number is three more than\r\n" );
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document.write( "Four less than three times a number is three more than \r\n" );
document.write( "two times the number.  \r\n" );
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document.write( "Use numerals for the spelt-out numbers\r\n" );
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document.write( "   4 less than 3 times a number is 3 more than \r\n" );
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document.write( "Replace the words \"a number\" and \"the number\" by N\r\n" );
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document.write( "   4 less than 3 times N is 3 more than 2 times N\r\n" );
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document.write( "Replace the words \" 3 times N \" by 3N and \r\n" );
document.write( "replace the words \" 2 times N \" by 2N\r\n" );
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document.write( "   4 less than 3N is 3 more than 2N\r\n" );
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document.write( "   4 less than 3N = 3 more than 2N\r\n" );
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document.write( "To make 3N less you subtract from it, so replace \r\n" );
document.write( "the words \" 4 less than 3N \" by \" 3N - 4 \"\r\n" );
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document.write( "           3N - 4 = 3 more than 2N\r\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, to make 2N more, you add to it, \r\n" );
document.write( "so replace the words \" 3 more than 2N \" by \" 2N + 3 \"\r\n" );
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document.write( "           3N - 4 = 2N + 3\r\n" );
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document.write( "Can you solve that for N?  If not post again asking \r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: N = 7\r\n" );
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