document.write( "Question 644515: If seven times a number decreased by eight is the same as two times the number increased by twenty seven. What is the number? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If seven times a number decreased by eight is the same as two times the number increased by twenty seven.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7n - 8 = 2n + 27\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve that for 'n' to find the unknown number.\r
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