document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=407817>Question 407817</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the variable in 5n+11=-2+1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #287407 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=287407\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The variable is the unknown number. Since we (usually) don't know the value of the variable, we assign that variable to be a letter (or some other symbol) other than an actual number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So in this case, the unknown number is 'n'.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the variable is 'n' (without quotes)\r<BR>\n" );
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