SOLUTION: twice the sum of a number and 3 is equal to three times the difference of the number and 2. Find the number

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Question 302959: twice the sum of a number and 3 is equal to three times the difference of the number and 2. Find the number
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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2(N+3)=3(N-2)
2N+6=3N-6
2N-3N=-6-6
-N=-12
N=12 ANSWER.
PROOF:
2(12+3)=3(12-2)
2*15=3*10
30=30