SOLUTION: thirteen times the difference between a number and forty

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Question 621515: thirteen times the difference between a number and forty
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thirteen times the difference between a number and forty
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The difference can be n-40 or 40-n --> |n-40| the absolute value
--> 13*|n-40|

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