document.write( "Question 693406: five divided by the difference of a number and one equals the quotient of ten and the sum of the number and twelve.find the number \n" ); document.write( "

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five divided by the difference of a number and one equals the quotient of ten and the sum of the number and twelve.find the number
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\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation for exactly what it says.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5%2F%28%28n-1%29%29\"$ = $\"10%2F%28%28n%2B12%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Cross multiply
\n" ); document.write( "10(n-1) = 5(n+12)
\n" ); document.write( "10n - 10 = 5n + 60
\n" ); document.write( "10n - 5n = 60 + 10
\n" ); document.write( "5n = 70
\n" ); document.write( "n = 70/5
\n" ); document.write( "n = 14 \n" ); document.write( "

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