document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=583710>Question 583710</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this word problem I don't understand it! Thank you so much.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am thinking of a number I multiply it by 7 and add 1. I get the same answer if I multiply by 2 and add 161. What is my number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Just write an equation for what it says:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"multiply it by 7 and add 1. I get the same answer if I multiply by 2 and add 161. \"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7n + 1 = 2n + 161<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7n - 2n = 161 - 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5n = 160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 160/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 32<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Prove this to yourself, substitute 32 for n in the original equation<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not that hard to understand, is it! </SPAN>\n" );
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