document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=992126>Question 992126</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if a number is multiplied by 8, the difference of this product and 3 is twice the number increased by 9. find the number. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then,from your question,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x-3=2x+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x-2x=9+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number is 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HOPE THIS HELPS? </SPAN>\n" );
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