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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am thinking of a number that, when you multiply it by 9, it is the same as adding 8 to 7 times the number. What is the number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = the number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x = 7x + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The number is 4 </SPAN>\n" );
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