SOLUTION: If 3 is added to a number and this sum is doubled, the result is 2 more than the number. Find the number.

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Question 601567: If 3 is added to a number and this sum is doubled, the result is 2 more than the number. Find the number.
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If 3 is added to a number and this sum is doubled, the result is 2 more than the number. Find the number.
let x=number
2(x+3)=x+2
2x+6=x+2
x=-4