document.write( "Question 990986: if 71 is added to a number , the result is 41 less than three times the number. Find the number \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "x + 71 = 3x - 41.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x = 71 + 41,\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = \"112%2F2\" = 56.\r
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