document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=461937>Question 461937</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 9 times the difference of 7and a number=117 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "9(7 - x) = 117 {nine times the difference of 7 and a number is 117}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "63 - 9x = 117 {used distributive property}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9x = 54 {subtracted 63 from both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -6 {divided both sides by -9}<BR>\n" );
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