document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=92171>Question 92171</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Translate and simplify: \"quantity three less than twice the sum of a number and 5\". </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x+5)-3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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