document.write( "Question 983402: Two less than a certain number is three more than half that number. What is the number? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let the number be\"x\"
\n" ); document.write( "from the first sentence,
\n" ); document.write( "Two less than x=x-2
\n" ); document.write( "Three more than
\n" ); document.write( " half of the x=3+(x/2)
\n" ); document.write( "from your question,
\n" ); document.write( "two more than x = three more than half of the x
\n" ); document.write( "i.e, x-2=3+(x/2)
\n" ); document.write( " x-2=(6+x)/2
\n" ); document.write( "2x-4=6+x
\n" ); document.write( "collect like terms
\n" ); document.write( "2x-x=6+4
\n" ); document.write( "x=10
\n" ); document.write( "The number is 10
\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps;
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