document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=60262>Question 60262</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you please break down the steps to this problem. It's not in the text book it's for homework. I am having problems with it and i do not want to fail my next test.the problem is (Eight times the difference of 5 and a number gives 152. find the number </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let a number be:x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"eight times\" means 8*<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"The difference of 5 and a number\" means 5-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"gives\" means =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8*(5-x)=152<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40-8x=152<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40-40-8x=152-40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8x=112<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-8x/-8=112/-8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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