document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=658184>Question 658184</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here is my writing to explain question,  why is the value of A -1 always less than the value of A?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Alyssa brandon 4th grader </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #410194 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=410194\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A is a number. A could be 12, 15, 122, 1067...it could be anything.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A-1 is one less than that number since you're subtracting 1 from that number. So if A is 12, then A-1 is 11.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is true for ANY number you pick for A. </SPAN>\n" );
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