document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=430168>Question 430168</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I translate this sentence into an equation: one third of the differnce of a number and seven is 30? do I begin with division or subtraction? I'm so lost on this one. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #298742 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=298742\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> n = the number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference can be n-7 or 7-n, a bit loose there.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using n-7 as the difference:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/3)(n-7) = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or (n-7)/3 = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );