document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1087065>Question 1087065</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 3 more than a certain number is 2 less than a second number, the larger number minus the smaller number is equal to.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A)1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D)7 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "C) 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To see this algebraically,  notice that  x + 3 = y - 2   —>   y - x = 3 + 2   </SPAN>\n" );
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