document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=895313>Question 895313</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Aaron has 11 more than twice as many customers as when he started selling  newspapers he now has 73 customers how many did he have when he started </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" be the amount when he started.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 11 = 73<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 62<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 31 customers<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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