document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=989879>Question 989879</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is three times the sum of -2 and a number yields the difference between 6 and 3 times the number  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3(-2+x) = 6-3x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-6 + 3x = 6 - 3x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x = 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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