document.write( "Question 762081: five less than four times a number is the same as nine times the number. What is the number \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #463693 by unlockmath(1688)\"\" \"About 
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Hello,
\n" ); document.write( "(Hint: understanding the words is the key here)
\n" ); document.write( "For example \"is\" usually means \"equals\" in math.
\n" ); document.write( "Let n represent the number.
\n" ); document.write( "4n-5=9n
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 4n to get:
\n" ); document.write( "-5=5n
\n" ); document.write( "Divide by 5 to get:
\n" ); document.write( "n=-1
\n" ); document.write( "Make sense?
\n" ); document.write( "RJ
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