document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=903504>Question 903504</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The product of some negative number and 2 less than twice that number is 220. Find the number.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The second term is \"2 less than twice that number\": 2x-2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The product is 220: x*(2x-2) = 220 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide it all by 2: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - x = 110 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - x - 110 = 0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The solutions are -10 and 11 (you could use the quadratic equation or just guess and check). </SPAN>\n" );
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