document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=660873>Question 660873</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having a hard time on setting this problem up.  I keep getting ridiculous numbers with remainders.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"I am thinking of a number.  I subtract 7, multiply the result by 5, and then add 25, I get 80.  What is the number?\" </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I am having a hard time on setting this problem up.  I keep getting ridiculous numbers with remainders.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"I am thinking of a number.  I subtract 7, multiply the result by 5, and then add 25, I get 80.  What is the number?\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be N\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then: 5(N - 7) + 25 = 80\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for N and you have your number\r<BR>\n" );
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