document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=26795>Question 26795</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Translate the following statement into an algebraic equation.  Let x represent the number.  8 less than 2 times a number is 9 times that same number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8-2x=9x </SPAN>\n" );
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