document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=478059>Question 478059</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 8 less than 2/3 of a number is 18. What is the number? Please write the equation and how to solve it. Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2/3)x-8=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x/3=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=78<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=39 </SPAN>\n" );
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