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17+(3+5)X=113
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\n" ); document.write( "8X=113-17
\n" ); document.write( "8X=96
\n" ); document.write( "X=96/8
\n" ); document.write( "X=12 MONTH TO HAVE ENOUGH TO BUY THE BIKE.
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\n" ); document.write( "17+8*12=113
\n" ); document.write( "17+96=113
\n" ); document.write( "113=113
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