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document.write( "83+60+(x/3 - 11)=360\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I checked the answer and it says that it is 171. Please explain to me how to get that answer, because whenever I did it, I would get a different answer.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "83+60+(x/3 - 11)=360\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I checked the answer and it says that it is 171. Please explain to me how to get that answer, because whenever I did it, I would get a different answer. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "249 + 180 + x - 33 = 1,080 --------- Multiplying through by LCD, 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 396 = 1,080\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 1,080 - 396\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28684%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28684%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Unless you didn't copy the problem correctly, the answer is definitely 684. \r<BR>\n" );
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