document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=726946>Question 726946</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> when 25% of a number is subtracted from 3/5 of the number,the result 42.what is the number </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #444910 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=444910\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Just translate into symbolism.  Use a variable for the unknown number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n is the number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25% of a number is subtracted from 3/5 of the number,...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the result 42,...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So solve the equation.  First, you need to know how to translate from the description into symbols, as I have done. </SPAN>\n" );
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