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4 times a certain number is as much less than 60 as 7 times the number is greater than 61. Find the number.
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document.write( "Let x = the number.  Replace the words \"a certain number\" and \"the number\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Replace the words \"4 times x\" by \"4x\" and \"7 times x\" by \"7x\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "To find out how much less 4x is than 60 we subtract larger minus smaller,\r\n" );
document.write( "or 60-4x\r\n" );
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document.write( "To find out how much greater 7x is than 61 we subtract larger minus\r\n" );
document.write( "smaller or 7x-61.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Those are equal so the equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "        60 - 4x = 7x - 61\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve that equation and get x = 11\r\n" );
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