document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=499764>Question 499764</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> TRANSLATE AND SIMPLIFY VERBAL EXPRESSION\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A NUMBER A SUBTRACTED FROM THE PRODUCT OF THE NUMBER AND SEVENTEEN </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "simplifies to:  16a </SPAN>\n" );
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