document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=503922>Question 503922</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you answer a problem like this?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Twenty-seven exceeds one tenth of a number by seven. What is the number? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #339448 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=339448\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well, with algebra we always start with 'x'.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = some number, we just don't know what number yet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/10*x +7 = 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/10*x = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 200<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hmmm. We're still not sure.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We ALWAYS check our work!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/10*200 = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27 - 20 = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, \"27 exceeds one tenth of a number by 7.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Correct.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:  The number is 200.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Done.<BR>\n" );
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