document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=993425>Question 993425</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Four times the sum  of a number  and six is the same as the difference  of ten and three times the number. Find the number   </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x=the number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(x+6)=10-3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+24=10-3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x=-14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: The number is -2.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(x+6)=10-3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(-2+6)=10-3(-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8+24=10+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16=16<BR>\n" );
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