document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=974023>Question 974023</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One more than three times a number using x as the variable </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #596040 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=596040\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3x+1 is what is needed.  These problems must be read carefully, and they must be written carefully.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Twice the value of three times a number plus one is ambiguous:  it may be 2(3x+1) or 2(3x) +1.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One more than 3 times a number is clear.   </SPAN>\n" );
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