document.write( "Question 26744: I REALLY NEED HELP WITH THESE PROBLEMS, ITS DUE TOMORROW AND I CANT SEEM TO GET THE ANSWERS TO THESE PROBELMS..IT IS ABOUT VERBAL PROBLEMS..THANKS!\r
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document.write( "THREE LESS THAN FIVE TIMES A CERTAIN NUMBER IS EQUAL TO 67 MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF THE NUMBER. FIND THE NUMBER.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #14540 by longjonsilver(2297)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let the number be x\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, one side is 5x-3 \n" ); document.write( "and other side is x/3 + 67\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, 5x-3 = x/3 + 67 \n" ); document.write( "5x = x/3 + 70 \n" ); document.write( "15x = x + 210 \n" ); document.write( "14x = 210 \n" ); document.write( "x = 210/14 \n" ); document.write( "x = 15\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "jon. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |