document.write( "Question 1201126: A NUMBER IS INCREASED BY ITS OWN VALUE AND THEN DECREASED BY 7 THE ANSWER IS 23. WHAT IS THE NUMBER \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "    x + x - 7 = 23\r\n" );
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document.write( "      2x      = 23 + 7 = 30\r\n" );
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document.write( "       x               = 30/2 = 15.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The number is 15.\r\n" );
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