document.write( "Question 320547: what is the product of five less than a number and ten? \n" ); document.write( "
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Let n = the number\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "10 times (n - 5), which be written 10(n - 5).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "10(n - 5) = 10n - 50.\r
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