document.write( "Question 530222: five-sixths of a number is -60. what is the number?\r
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x is the unknown number
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\n" ); document.write( "5/6*x = -60
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\n" ); document.write( "multiply both sides by 6
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\n" ); document.write( "5x = -360
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\n" ); document.write( "divide both sides by 5
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\n" ); document.write( "x = -72
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