document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=271217>Question 271217</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> half of the difference of a number and one is thirty-seven. Find the number. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #198604 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Zyzden><B>Zyzden(7)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Zyzden><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=198604\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.) First of all we need to put the problem into numbers --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29%28x-1%29=37 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29%28x-1%29=37\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "   Ie: one half of the difference x-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.) The next step is to divide both sides by the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is equivalent to multiplying by 2 which gives us --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-1=74 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-1=74\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.) The final step is to add one to both sides which leads us to our final answer --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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