document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1018118>Question 1018118</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the unknown number? Two times a number added to 5 times a number is the same as six times the number minus 3.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #634265 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=634265\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let us call the number x.  Then we write<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 5x = 6x - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 6x - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 6x from both sides and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -3 </SPAN>\n" );
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