document.write( "Question 218795: 5 times the sum of a number and 2 is 11 less than 8 times that number. \n" ); document.write( "
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5 times the sum of 2 and the number is 11 less than 8 times the number \r
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\n" ); document.write( "5(x+2)+ 11 = 8x
\n" ); document.write( "5x + 10 + 11 = 8x
\n" ); document.write( "21 = 8x - 5x
\n" ); document.write( "21 = 3x
\n" ); document.write( "7 = x\r
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