document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=6285>Question 6285</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Translate and solve: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"five less than twice a number is ten more than the product of four and the number\" </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let n = the number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"five less (subtract 5 from) than twice a number (2 times n) is (=) ten more (add 10 to) than the product of four and the number (4 times n)\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Putting it all together, you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2n - 5 = 4n + 10 </SPAN>\n" );
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