document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=505509>Question 505509</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Four times a number decreased by 25 is the same as 9 times the number. Find the number </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let n = the number<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4n - 25 = 9n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-25 = 5n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-25/5 = n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-5 = n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number is -5 </SPAN>\n" );
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