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document.write( "Let x be the number.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Five times x is 10 less than x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "5x is 10 less than x. \r\n" );
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document.write( "5x = 10 less than x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "5x = x lessened by 10. \r\n" );
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document.write( "5x = x - 10. \r\n" );
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document.write( "Can you solve that? Answer: x = -2.5 \r\n" );
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