document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1027999>Question 1027999</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Adding twice the number to the difference of thrice the number and 4 is just like subtracting 10 from three times the product of half of the number and 4. find the number? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #643203 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=643203\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call the number x and carefully translate the English into symbols...we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + (3x - 4) = 3(x/2 * 4) - 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now solve it...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x - 4 = 3(2x) - 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x - 4 = 6x - 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now subtract 5x and add ten..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6 </SPAN>\n" );
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