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document.write( "When 2 times a number is substracted from 7 times the number the result is 40. What is the number. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "When 2 times a number is substracted from 7 times the number the result is 40. What is the number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be N\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since when 2 times the number is substracted from 7 times the number, the result is 40, then we'll have: 7N - 2N = 40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5N = 40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "N  =  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40%2F5+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40%2F5+=+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the number, or N = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%288%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%288%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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