document.write( "Question 500803: how do you figure out this equation 12 = a/36+ 17 \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"12=a%2F36%2B17\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"12=17%2Ba%2A1%2F36\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"17%2Ba%2A1%2F36=12\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"a%2A1%2F36=-5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"a=-5\"$ divided by $\"1%2F36\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"a=-180\"$
\n" ); document.write( "check $\"12=-180%2F36%2B17\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"12=-5%2B17\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"12=12\"$
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