document.write( "Question 127951: If 3 is added to a number and this sum is doubled, the result is 2 more than the number. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "If \"3\" is added to a number \"x\"
\n" ); document.write( "we have \"x%2B3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " and this sum is \"doubled\",\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "we have \"2%28x%2B3%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the result is \"2\" more than the number\"x\",\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "we have \"2%28x%2B3%29=+x+%2B+2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve for \"x\":\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28x%2B3%29=+x+%2B+2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+%2B+6+=+x+%2B+2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+-x++=+-6+%2B+2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x++=+-4+\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28-4%2B3%29=+-4+%2B+2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2%28-1%29=+-2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-2+=+-2\"
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