document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=50662>Question 50662</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0073016020/algebrahomeworkh>Beginning Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Translate the following statement into an algebraic equation.  Let x represent the number. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "	8 less than 2 times a number is 9 times that same number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 less than 2 times a number is 9 times that same number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-8 = 9x\r<BR>\n" );
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