document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=419916>Question 419916</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the sum of a number and 9 is multiplied by 6, the result is the same as 7 times the number decreased by four, what is the number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6(x+9) = 7(x-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+54 = 7x-28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 82<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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