document.write( "Question 634772: If five times a number is subtracted from twelve times a number, the result is seven less than twice the number. Find the number. \n" ); document.write( "

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If five times a number is subtracted from twelve times a number,
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\n" ); document.write( "Let n = the number
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\n" ); document.write( "12n - 5n = 2n - 7
\n" ); document.write( "12n - 5n - 2n = -7
\n" ); document.write( "5n =-7
\n" ); document.write( "n = $\"%28-7%29%2F5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "n = -1.4 is the number
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\n" ); document.write( "See if that checks out
\n" ); document.write( "12(-1.4) - 5(-1.4) = 2(-1.4) - 7
\n" ); document.write( "-16.8 + 7 = -2.8 - 7
\n" ); document.write( "-9.8 = -9.8 \n" ); document.write( "

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