document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=654833>Question 654833</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"The quotient of a number and 5 is the same as the product of the number and 5. Find the number.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need help solving this word problem. So far, what I have done is this:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The quotient of a number and 5: x/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is: =<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the same as the product of the number and 5: 5x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/5 = 5x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5/x times x/5 equals x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/5x times 5x/1 equals 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When I did the checkback, it was not equal: 1/5 = 5 x 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please tell me where I went wrong. Your help will be greatly appreciated! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "\"The quotient of a number and 5 is the same as the product of the number and 5. Find the number.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need help solving this word problem. So far, what I have done is this:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The quotient of a number and 5: x/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is: =<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the same as the product of the number and 5: 5x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/5 = 5x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5/x times x/5 equals x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/5x times 5x/1 equals 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When I did the checkback, it was not equal: 1/5 = 5 x 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please tell me where I went wrong. Your help will be greatly appreciated!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You were okay up to this point: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F5+=+5x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F5+=+5x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+25x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+25x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --- You can either cross-multiply or multiply each side of the equation by LCD, 5. The result is the same.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - 25x = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "- 24x = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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