document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=57832>Question 57832</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 15.	Translate the following statement into an algebraic equaion.  Let x represent the number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	12 less than 5 times a number is 18.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A)	5x – 12 = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)	12 – 5x = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)	(12 – 5)x = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D)	(5 – 12)x = 18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "	12 less than 5 times a number is 18.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28A%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28A%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >	5x – 12 = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)	12 – 5x = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)	(12 – 5)x = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D)	(5 – 12)x = 18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"12 less than\" means -12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"5 times a number\" means 5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"is 18\" means =18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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