document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=72794>Question 72794</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The quotient of a number and 3 is the same as the difference of the number and two.  Find the number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/n = n-2  then I am stuck </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #52056 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=52056\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The quotient of a number and 3 is the same as the difference of the number and two.  Find the number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/n = n-2  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%283%2Fn%29=n%28n-2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%283%2Fn%29=n%28n-2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3=n%5E2-2n ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3=n%5E2-2n\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3-3=n%5E2-2n-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3-3=n%5E2-2n-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0=n%5E2-2n-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0=n%5E2-2n-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0=%28n-3%29%28n%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0=%28n-3%29%28n%2B1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "n-3=0 or n+1=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n-3+3=0+3 or n+1-1=0-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=3 or n=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sanity check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For n=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F3=3-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F3=3-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > That checks.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For n=-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F-1=-1-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F-1=-1-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-3=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-3=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > That checks too.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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