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what is 200 less than half of a number
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document.write( "To make a quantity become less than it is, \r\n" );
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document.write( "1. you write the quantity down \r\n" );
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document.write( "and then \r\n" );
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document.write( "2. you subtract from it.\r\n" );
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document.write( "We want to make 'half of a number' less than it is, so\r\n" );
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document.write( "1. we write down 'half of a number' which is \"1%2F2\"x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So we write down\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1%2F2\"x\r\n" );
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document.write( "2. Then we subtract 200 from it\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1%2F2\"x - 200\r\n" );
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document.write( "[Caution: don't make the mistake of writing \"cross%28200-expr%281%2F2%29x%29\".\r\n" );
document.write( "Always begin with what you want to make less (or greater\r\n" );
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