document.write( "Question 619655: Write this statement out as an equation and solve.
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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "If you multiply a number by 5 and then add 8, the result is 68.
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document.write( "Write as we Read:
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document.write( " 5x + 8 = 68
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document.write( "   5x = 60
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document.write( "    x = 12 \n" );
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