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document.write( "Instead of ×, I will use a standard in Math designation x for the unknown number.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the wording description is equivalent to this equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3x = x + 34.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To solve it, subtract x from both sides and get\r\n" );
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document.write( "    2x = 34.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 2 and get the \r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  x = 17.\r\n" );
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