document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=15517>Question 15517</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of three times a number and 7 more than the number is the same as the difference between -11 and twice the number. What is the number?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #7684 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=7684\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The first step is to translate the problem from a word description to an algebraic equation: Let n be the missing number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3n+%2B+%28n%2B7%29+=+-11+-+2n ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3n+%2B+%28n%2B7%29+=+-11+-+2n\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4n+%2B+7+=+-11+-+2n ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4n+%2B+7+=+-11+-+2n\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 2n to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6n+%2B+7+=+-11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6n+%2B+7+=+-11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 7 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6n+=+-18 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6n+=+-18\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 6.<BR>\n" );
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