document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=49175>Question 49175</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Translate the following statement into an algebraic equaion.  Let x represent the number. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "	8 less than 2 times a number is 9 times that same number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                 x-8*2*9  (I think this is wrong!!) Help </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #32600 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><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=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=32600\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"less than\" = subtract 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"2 times\" = multiply by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"a number\" = \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"is\" = \"equal\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"9 times\" = multiply by 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"the same number\" = \"x\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x-8=9x </SPAN>\n" );
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