document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=468100>Question 468100</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm thinking of a number that, when you multiply it by 9, it is the same as adding 8 to 7 times the number. What is the number?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " What is the number? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x = 8 + 7x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x - 7x = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "See if that is so:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9(4) = 8 + (7*4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 = 8 + 28 </SPAN>\n" );
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